Smiths Falls man charged with murder in 2023 death of Brockville-area man

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Police person charged Ronald Gough of Smiths Falls with first-degree execution successful the decease of Giles Dagenais, whose assemblage was recovered 2 years agone successful his location northwest of Brockville, Ont.

Giles Dagenais recovered dormant successful his Toledo, Ont., location successful July 2023

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· Posted: Nov 06, 2025 5:42 PM EST | Last Updated: November 6

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Giles Dagenais is pictured present successful an undated photograph supplied by OPP. Dagenais's assemblage was recovered successful Toledo, Ont., successful July 2023. Police person present arrested different antheral and charged him first-degree execution successful Dagenais's death.

Police person charged a antheral with first-degree execution successful the decease of Giles Dagenais, whose assemblage was recovered 2 years agone northwest of Brockville, Ont.

On Thursday, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) announced the complaint against 58-year-old Ronald Gough of Smiths Falls.

He's accused of murdering 66-year-old Dagenais, whose assemblage was recovered connected July 31, 2023, successful his location successful Toledo, Ont., astir 30 kilometres northwest of Brockville.

Gough was arrested connected Thursday, remains successful custody and is owed backmost successful tribunal Nov. 25.

OPP precocious enactment up billboards successful communities specified arsenic Smiths Falls, asking the nationalist for accusation to assistance their investigation.

On Thursday, OPP said they are grateful to the nationalist for "the invaluable accusation they provided passim the investigation."

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