Man, 76, charged with murder after woman killed in Cole Harbour

A 76-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a 74-year-old woman in Cole Harbour, N.S.

Edmund Joseph Organis in custody andscheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court on June 10.

The RCMPsaid they were contacted shortly after 4 p.m. onSundayby a man who said he had killed a woman inside his residence, according to a news release.

Members of the RCMP and Halifax Regional Police surroundeda home on AgincourtCrescent and convinced a man inside to come out, the release said.

Officers found the womandead inside the house and arrestedOrgan.

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