2nd-degree murder charge laid in death of Regula Schule

A Labrador man has been charged with second-degreemurder in the death of Regula Schule, 88.

Schule, who was a celebrated volunteerin Happy Valley-Goose Bay, died after she was found unresponsive in her home during a fire on July 24.

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Jonathan Henoche,30, hasbeen charged with second-degree murder in connection with Schule's death.

He's also facing charges in relation to another house fire in the community.Police allege Henocheburned down the home of John Neville, a housing support worker he knew, in May.

Henoche is facing charges of arson, break and enter and breach of probation in that incident.

He appearedin provincialcourt in Happy Valley-Goose Bay Wednesday afternoon, and was remanded into custody. He will appear in court again on Oct. 24.

After movingto Labrador as Moravian missionary in the 1960s, Schule workedas a teacher. Not long after she began, she adopted one of her students, Susie.

Schulewas a weeklyvisitor to the inmates in the Labrador Correctional Centreand following her death, "her boys"built her casket.

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"Regula ministered to everyone, every day of her life," Johannes Lampe,president of Nunatsiavut, told CBC after she died.

Lampe met Schule 20 years ago when he first got involved in the Moravian Church.

"She looked to all those who had no one to help themshe took care of everyone."

Friend wanted answers

Late in August, a friend of Regula Schulecomplained that RCMP in Labrador weren't providing any information on the investigation.

LindaSaunders-McLeantold CBC Newsshe believed Schulehad been murdered, but police hadn'tsaid they were investigating herdeath as ahomicide.

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Saunders-McLeanclaimedSchule's daughter, Susie, saw Schule the night she died on a bloody floor in Schule's room.

She said police needed to do a better job informing the public, because there were other vulnerable people in the community who were worried.

Cpl. Trevor O'Keefe, a spokesperson for the RMCP,said a charge was laid as soon as police had enough evidence to suggest Schule'sdeath was, in fact, a homicide.

"With an investigation that's this complex, it takes time," he said, adding police felt there was no concern for public safety.