A 36-year-old Alberta man has been charged in the death of a 24-year-old Burnaby woman in a small town east of Calgary last week.
June Rose's body was found in a residence in Bassano, Alta. in the early evening of Jan. 22, according to police.
Her death was deemed suspicious and sparked an investigation by Bassano RCMP, Brooks RCMP, RCMP Major Crimes Unit North and the Alberta Sheriff’s Investigative Support Unit.
An autopsy was conducted in Calgary at the office of the chief medical examiner on Jan. 24.
The following day, police arrested Chase Leland Hehr of Medicine Hat.
He has now been charged with second-degree murder in Rose’s death.
Hehr is in custody and is scheduled to appear in Brooks Provincial Court on Jan. 30.
Bassano is located about 140 kilometres east of Calgary.
“As this matter is now before the courts no further details will be provided,” stated an RCMP press release.
