Integrated Homicide Investigation Team investigators say a 55-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder after a woman was found dead at a home on Mellard Ave. in Chilliwack.
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Chilliwack homicide investigators say a 55-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a woman was found dead in a home in Chilliwack last week.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Mounties in Chilliwack were called to a home on Mellard Ave. on Friday evening, where police found a woman who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said they did not release the identity of the 52-year-old victim, but court records online show the case has a “K” designation, which denotes alleged intimate partner violence.
Investigators say Kristopher Hayward was charged with the murder on Saturday and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
Police said the BC Coroners Service, homicide investigators and forensic identification officers worked to determine the circumstances of the woman’s death.
In a statement, police said it is believed the victim and Hayward were “known to each other,” and they said the death was not a random act. Police also said no further information would be released as the matter is before the courts.
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