High-risk offender now living in Halifax area

WARNING: This story contains graphic details.

Halifax Regional Police is advising citizens, particularly those in Dartmouth, that a high-risk offender is residing in their area.

According to a news release, 73-year-old Douglas Worth is a federal offender who has been serving a life sentence for second-degree murder. The murder happened in Brampton, Ont., in December 1987, police said.

At a hearing earlier this month, the Parole Board of Canada released some details of the murder.

In its report, the board described how Worth was seen forcibly escorting a young girl through a parking lot. He was seen later that evening in a tavern with blood on his hands and shirt.

Worth was placed under surveillance and a few months later, police arrested him and seized a gym bag. Inside they found some of the girl's remains.

"The postmortem exam determined the young victim suffered a horrible violent death and some of her injuries suggested a sexual assault may have occurred," the parole board wrote.

In addition to the murder conviction, police said Worth has a criminal history dating back to 1968 that includes offences of rape, break and enter, theft of motor vehicles and prison breach.

Police said he's bound by several conditions, including no contact with his children or victims, no drugs or alcohol and all of his relationships must be reported.

"The release of this information is in accordance with the Nova Scotia Release of High-Risk Offender Information Protocol," police said in a news release Wednesday.

"It is provided to alert members of the public of his presence in the community and is not intended to encourage any form of vigilante activity or other unreasonable conduct."