MEOTA – Update: The victim of a serious assault in Meota has passed away and the charges against Clarence Buck have been upgraded to manslaughter.
On July 8, Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes was advised that the victim, 56-year-old Richard Buck, had passed away from his injuries. Police say the accused and victim are related and known to one another.
Clarence Buck is scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on July 11.
Original story: Battlefords RCMP arrested a 29-year-old man following an altercation between two men in Meota.
Clarence Buck from North Battleford is charged with aggravated assault and appears in North Battleford Provincial Court July 7.
Police say that at about 1 a.m. on July 6 they got a call about an assault at a home in Meota. Battlefords RCMP responded right away and their investigation determined that there was an altercation between two males and one of them was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
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