On the evening of November 28, 1990, 70-year-old Henri Léger was killed during a violent home invasion at his residence on Ouellette Road in Haute-Aboujagane, New Brunswick. Two masked men forced their way into the house around 9:30 p.m.; one carried what was believed to be a .22 caliber firearm and the other a wooden stick. After the intruders demanded money and valuables, Henri’s sister Sophie, 88, and his 78-year-old sister-in-law were bound with duct tape after Sophie was thrown to the ground while trying to escape.

Henri, who had been asleep, confronted the attackers and was dragged upstairs to his bedroom, where he was beaten repeatedly with the wooden stick and rendered unconscious. He was taken to hospital in a coma and later died from severe head trauma. The assailants fled with a small amount of cash and some jewelry.

The remote, poorly lit location and the masks worn by the attackers left investigators with no witnesses or reliable descriptions to follow. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. If anyone in the community remembers unusual activity near Ouellette Road that night or knows anything about the robbery, please come forward.