Man charged with murder after 52-year-old woman’s death in Chilliwack, B.C.

CHILLIWACK — Homicide investigators say a 55-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a woman was found dead in a home in Chilliwack, B.C., last week.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Mounties in Chilliwack were called to a home on Mellard Ave. on Friday evening where they found a woman who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police did not give the identity of the 52-year-old victim, but online court records show the case has a “K” designation, denoting alleged intimate partner violence.

Homicide investigators says Kristopher Hayward was charged with the murder on Saturday, and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.