National

Charges Expected To Be Laid In 9-Year-Old Slaying In Port Alberni

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 15 Sep, 2015 12:51 PM

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — RCMP in Port Alberni, B.C., have called a news conference for later this morning to announce a significant development in a cold case.

A senior officer, along with relatives of 28-year-old Kristy Morrey, will attend the news conference where charges are expected to be announced.

Morrey was found dead in her Port Alberni home on Aug. 20, 2006.

Officers initially believed she had died of natural causes, but one year later they announced the case was a homicide, although the cause of death has never been revealed.

Investigators have always believed someone in the Vancouver Island city has information that could crack the case.

In the years after the murder, police also said they were confident that advances in forensic technology could eventually lead to charges.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Bank Of Canada Keeps Key Rate On Hold At 0.5 Per Cent As Resource Sector Adjusts

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate on hold at 0.5 per cent on Wednesday and said the country's resource sector continues to adjust to lower prices for oil and other commodities.

Bank Of Canada Keeps Key Rate On Hold At 0.5 Per Cent As Resource Sector Adjusts

Syrian Refugee Queries Draws Catcalls From Conservative Supporters

A Conservative supporter at a Stephen Harper campaign event heckled a reporter Wednesday who was asking about the government's handling of the Syrian refugee crisis.

Syrian Refugee Queries Draws Catcalls From Conservative Supporters

Jury Selection In Dennis Oland's Second-degree Murder Trial Enters Day 2

Jury selection continued Wednesday for the trial of Dennis Oland, who has pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree murder in the death of his father, high-profile businessman Richard Oland.

Jury Selection In Dennis Oland's Second-degree Murder Trial Enters Day 2

River Temperatures Down In B.c., But So Are Projected Sockeye Returns: DFO

Area director Stu Cartwright says temperatures are now around 15 or 16 degrees, an acceptable range crucial to the health of 1.5-million sockeye due to reach spawning grounds in B.C. over the coming weeks.