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

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.

Police say in a statement that the BC Coroners Service, along with homicide investigators and forensic identification officers worked to figure out the circumstances of the woman's death. 

Police say it's believed the victim and Hayward are "known to each other" and that the death was not a random act, and no further information about the case will be released as it's now before the courts.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 9, 2026

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