FOG BLOG CANADA LOG: BURNABY RCMP OFFICER SHAELYN YANG STABBED TO DEATH, MAN CHARGED 1ST DEGREE!

Man charged with 1st-degree murder in connection with killing of RCMP officer Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang was killed responding to call on Tuesday A suspect has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of an on-duty RCMP officer in Burnaby, B.C., on Tuesday.

The B.C. Prosecution Service confirmed Jongwon Ham made his first court appearance in Vancouver Provincial Court on Wednesday. He was remanded until Nov. 2, meaning he is still in custody.

Ham is accused of killing Const. Shaelyn Yang, 31, who was helping a city bylaw officer with a call in Broadview Park when she was stabbed.

She died of her injuries in hospital.

Court records show Ham, who is in his 30s, was wanted on an assault charge related to an incident in Vancouver on March 17. A warrant for his arrest had been issued Monday.