RCMP announce murder charge in 2021 slaying of 52-year-old man in small B.C. town
Police say a 2nd-degree murder charge has been approved against a 64-year-old Vancouver man
Mounties in B.C. say a 64-year-old Vancouver man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a man in 70 Mile House in December 2021.
B.C. RCMP say 52-year-old The-Thanh (Ted) Nguyen was found unresponsive at a home in the small community on Dec. 26, 2021, and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.
Police say Nguyen died at the scene after being found outside an outbuilding on a property on Komori Road. A suspect was later arrested in the community of Clinton, B.C., about 25 kilometres south of 70 Mile House in the province's Cariboo region.
Mounties say the man was released by police without charge the day after Nguyen was found, but a second-degree murder charge has now been approved and the suspect — 64-year-old Chinh Duc Vu of Vancouver — was arrested Friday.
Staff Sgt. Jason Smart with the Southeast District Major Crime Unit says the charge was made after "tireless" investigative efforts.
Police say Vu is being held in custody until his first court appearance in Kamloops early next month. No allegations against him have been proven in court.