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An 101-year-old Second World War veteran wants well-wishers to know he’s doing just fine, despite being tied up and robbed during the home invasion at his New Edinburgh apartment this week.

“I’m fine and in good shape,” Ernest Côté told the Citizen on Friday. “My daughter and son are with me. I’m being taken care of.”

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A 59-year-old man was arrested late Friday in a New Edinburgh home invasion that led to the confinement of the veteran.

The man has been charged with attempted murder, robbery with violence, forcible confinement, break and enter and two counts of using a credit card obtained by crime in the home invasion.

Police did not release the identity of the suspect, who was processed in court early Saturday via videoconference.

The CBC, citing court documents, identified the suspect as Ian Bush of Ottawa.

A man claiming to be an employee from the City of Ottawa convinced Côté to let him into his building on Thursday.