Man charged with murder in death of woman in Kingsport

Police say they have charged a71-year-oldman with murder in the death of a 72-year-old woman in Kingsport, N.S.,after he turned himself in on Sunday.

DouglasAndrew Smitharrived at the New MinasRCMP detachmenton Sunday afternoon to report the incident, which police said had occurred approximately 24 hours earlier at a house on Pleasant Street.

Smith was arrested and held in custody. Police announced Tuesday he was chargedwith second-degree murder.

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Chris Marshall said police cannot confirm the nature of the relationship between the two people.

"They were certainly known to each other, so it's not like it was a random incident,"Marshall said. "Both people live on Pleasant Street in Kingsport."

Marshall said search warrants for the house,a hotel in Kings Countyand the minivan Smith used to get to the RCMP detachment were executedSunday.

Smith appeared in Kentvilleprovincial court on Monday and will return on June 2.