Chatham-Kent Courthouse. March 1, 2016. (Photo by Simon Crouch) Chatham-Kent Courthouse. March 1, 2016. (Photo by Simon Crouch)
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Court Appearance On Murder Charge

During a brief court appearance this morning a charge of first degree murder against a Blenheim man was put over for a week.

Walter Ardis, 78, who is in the infirmary at the Windsor Jail appeared frail as he repeated his name to the Justice of the Peace.

His next court appearance will be April 12 to allow disclosure.

Ardis was arrested Friday after his wife's body was discovered in their burned out Blenheim home on Nichols Dr. in March.

Police haven't released the cause of death but did say at the time it wasn't caused by the fire.

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Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.