2nd-degree murder charge laid in Kelowna cold case
27-year-old Theresa Neville killed in 2013; 61-year-old man charged
A 61-year-old Kelowna man has been formally charged with second-degree murder in connection with the 2013 death of a single mother of two.
On June 18, 2013, police were called to a home in the 300 block of Yates Road in the Glenmore area, where they found Theresa Neville's body.
- Theresa Neville's Kelowna death still unsolved 1 year later
- Homicide victim's 2 children found unharmed inside home
Neville's two children, aged eight and 10, were found unharmed inside the home.
A year after Neville's death, police issued a public appeal for help in their investigation.
On Wednesday — more than four years after her death — RCMP announced Jay Sinclaire Thomson has been charged with second-degree murder.
"He was arrested earlier today and will remain in police custody," Kelowna RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghe said Wednesday.
Thomson also made his first court appearance on Wednesday.