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2 charged in the homicide of a Surrey resident from 3 years ago

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Dec, 2024 01:22 PM

Police say two men been have been charged in the death of 38-year-old Surrey resident Kenneth Thomas Howe in August 2021.

The R-C-M-P had responded to a report of a body on Darnley Street near the northwest end of Burnaby Lake Park, and the death was deemed suspicious.

An update from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 38-year-old man has now been charged with second-degree murder, while investigators found evidence indicating a 34-year-old man was involved after the death.

The second man has been charged with indignity to human remains, and both accused remain in custody

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