Police have identified the body found in a North Burnaby apartment building on Monday as that of Christina Docherty.
The 61-year-old woman was found dead in an apartment in the 4900 block of Hastings Street at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 2.
“Ms. Docherty was known to police, and investigators believe that this was a targeted incident. Investigators are in the process of establishing a motive for this case. We are asking anyone who may have information about this case to please come forward,” said Cpl. Dominic Duchesneau, spokesperson for the homicide team, in a media release.
Officers with the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team are still going over evidence and were expected to remain at the scene for several days, according to Duchesneau.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Burnaby RCMP at 604-294-7922 or contact the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team at 1-877-551-4448 or by email at [email protected].
Those wishing to remain anonymous are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip on their website at Solvecrime.ca.
