The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 55-year-old Chilliwack man has been charged with second-degree murder after a 52-year-old woman died at a home on Mellard Avenue.
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IHIT says Chilliwack RCMP officers were called to a home on Mellard Avenue near Nowell Street shortly after 9 p.m. on Nov. 6, 2026, and found a 52-year-old woman who was pronounced dead at the scene.
IHIT says the woman’s death prompted a charge approval process, and on Nov. 7 the BC Prosecution Service charged 55-year-old Kristopher John Hayward with one count of second-degree murder.
IHIT says Hayward remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.
IHIT says the accused and the victim were known to each other, but it has not officially confirmed the relationship between them.
In a statement, Sgt. Freda Fong said, “We are saddened by this tragedy,” adding that charges were laid after coordinated efforts involving Chilliwack RCMP, IHIT, and IFIS and that there is still work to be done as investigators support the victim’s grieving family and move forward with the prosecution process.
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