A 74-year-old Halifax man convicted in March of sexually abusing his daughter over the course of three decades has died of apparent natural causes before being sentenced for the crimes.

The case was formally concluded Thursday in Halifax provincial court, according to prosecutor Carla Ball. A number of other charges, including breaches of his conditions, were withdrawn.

The man, whom CBC is not naming in order to protect the identity of his daughter, had been held in custody in a provincial jail.

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