Eskasoni murder victim identified

The victim of a homicide in Eskasoni, N.S., last week has been identified.

Harry James Lafford Jr., 33, was found unresponsive in a home in the First Nation community just before midnight on March 21.

He died later at the scene.

An online obituary for Laffordsays he is survived by two daughters and a girlfriend, among other family members.

RCMP have not said how he died.

Roger Wilfred Prosper, 37, and Kirk Daniel Gould, 29, have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with Lafford's death.

The Eskasoni menhave been remanded in custodyand will return to court in Sydney on April 23.