A charge of second degree murder has been laid in the killing of a 45-year-old woman in Burnaby Thursday afternoon.
Burnaby RCMP attended a residence in the 7900 block of 18th Avenue at about 1 p.m. after getting reports of a domestic dispute.
They searched the residence and found a woman dead from injuries received during the altercation, according to an Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) press release Friday.
A 47-year-old man was arrested at the scene and has since been identified as the victim’s husband, Parveen Maan.
Maan has been charged with second-degree murder and remains in custody.
The couple were parents to two young children who were not at home at the time of the dispute and are currently in the care of other family members, according to police.
IHIT is working with Burnaby RCMP and other police agencies to process the scene and determine what led up to the tragedy.
“This family is attempting to deal with this loss as best as they can in these initial stages,” IHIT spokesperson Cpl. Meghan Foster said in a press release. “This senseless act has left a gaping hole in a family, and two young kids without their mother.”
Anyone with information is asked to call IHIT at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448), email [email protected] or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
