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A second man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a&nbsp;Digby County man in 2022.

attacked in his home in Concession, N.S.,&nbsp;in February 2022.

&nbsp;He later died in hospital&nbsp;from his injuries.

On Tuesday, Nova Scotia RCMP announced&nbsp;Dillon Burton Deveau, 33, of Yarmouth&nbsp;had been charged with second-degree murder in Doucet's death. He appeared in Digby provincial court on Tuesday and is being held in custody, an RCMP news release said.

charged&nbsp;Tyler Colbert Andrew Langford, 33,

&nbsp;of Weymouth&nbsp;with second-degree murder after a 28-month investigation.

Langford and Deveau&nbsp;are scheduled to appear in&nbsp;Digby provincial court&nbsp;on July 18.

Doucet's gravesite was vandalized shortly after the first charge was laid and&nbsp;police said at the time that they believed it was connected to the homicide. On Tuesday, police told CBC News the vandalism case is still open, but there is no new information to share.&nbsp;

SailGP not returning to Halifax next year, Sail N.S. hopeful for 2026

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A SailGP boat passes by spectators on the Halifax waterfront.

In this image provided by SailGP, Canada SailGP Team helmed by Phil Robertson sail past spectators watching from the shore during racing on the first day of the Canada Sail Grand Prix  in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Saturday, June 1, 2024.

Canada Sail GP Sailing

Canada's SailGP team passes by onlookers lining Halifax harbour. The event attracted some 50,000 people during the first weekend of June. 

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A white and blue clear sea creature on a beach.

A Portuguese man o' war, like this one in Cuba, was spotted at a Nova Scotia beach.

Portuguese man o' war

A Portuguese man-of-war, like this one in Cuba, was spotted at a Nova Scotia beach. They're becoming more common on Nova Scotia's inshore.

 Lunenburg museum restoration unearths relics of the past

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a hand holds an artifact in a dispolay box. 

Knaut-Rhuland artifacts

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Fisheries minister announces external review of Mi'kmaw fishermen's case

Two Mi’kmaw men say they were mistreated by fisheries officers after they were left stranded in rural Nova Scotia on a cold rainy night in March with their phones and footwear taken away. Their story and the DFO's actions are set to be investigated by an external committee.

A woman in a light pink suit stands in the House of Commons.

Minister of National Revenue Diane Lebouthillier rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

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Federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier said an external review into the March 2024 incident will be conducted independently, with 'no role for DFO or the government in the day-to-day work of the investigative team.'

Nova Scotia RCMP have now charged two men with second-degree murder in the 2022 death of Vernon Doucet. In a news release, police said they do not expect to make any more arrests in the case.

RCMP charge 2nd man in Digby County homicide

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