Quebec man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in 1996 death

May 4, 2017 | 7:45 AM

NEW CARLISLE, Que. — A man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a Quebec woman in 1996.

Real Savoie’s plea was entered Wednesday at the courthouse in New Carlisle in eastern Quebec.

Savoie, 54, was originally charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Sonia Raymond on a beach in the Gaspe community of Maria in July 1996.

Savoie had been on trial for several weeks and had been scheduled to testify Wednesday.