The body of a 44-year-old Coquitlam woman, who was missing for several days and last seen in Pitt Meadows, has been found in a rural area of Mission.
Kwikwetlem First Nation member Stephanie Patterson was reported missing, alongside 57-year-old David Hall, last week.
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IHIT media relations officer Sgt. Timothy Pierotti said on Wednesday, Aug. 16 that police have since located Patterson香蕉视频直播檚 body in Mission.
While a man has been arrested in connection with her murder, Pierotti said no one had been officially charged as of press deadline.
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Chief Ron Giesbrecht of Kwikwetlem First Nation expressed his gratitude to the Coquitlam RCMP for their hard work to try and locate Patterson.
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Pierotti couldn香蕉视频直播檛 say if or when charges are expected to be approved.
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