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Police have identified an elderly victim of Good Friday murder

The Ottawa Police Homicide Squad is investigating the death of an elderly man found on Good Friday.

Police were called to Block 800 on Smith Road – southeast of downtown Ottawa – around 3pm on Friday, where 87-year-old Richard Rutherford of Ottawa was found dead.

Philip Heber, a 69-year-old man from Ottawa, has been charged with second-degree murder.

Hebert appeared in court Saturday morning and remains in custody.

Police are investigating the murder of an elderly man. Employees were called to a residence in block 800 of Smyth Rd. around 3 pm today, where the man was found dead. One person is in custody.

– @OttawaPolice