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N.B. man pleads guilty to 2024 Pointe-Sapin murder

Tara Clow March 26, 2026 6:37 am Last Updated on March 26, 2026 6:37 am

A guilty plea for a first-degree murder in Pointe-Sapin.

Alphonse Daigle entered the plea in the Court of King’s Bench in Moncton on Wednesday.

RCMP responded to reports of shots fired at a Route 117 residence in April 2024, where they found 52-year-old André Després dead.

Seventy-year-old Daigle was arrested nearby with the assistance of a Peace Officer from Parks Canada.

Daigle will return to court in May for sentencing.

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