Close X
Saturday, November 23, 2024
ADVT 
National

Jury Trial Hears About Killing Of Indigenous Woman Found In Shallow Grave

The Canadian Press, 30 Apr, 2019 08:11 PM

    WINNIPEG — A prosecutor says a Manitoba man on trial for killing a young Indigenous woman met her on a popular online dating site.


    Brett Overby, who is 32, is charged with second-degree murder in the 2016 death of Christine Wood.


    Wood, who was 21, had travelled from Oxford House First Nation to Winnipeg with her parents.


    She was last seen leaving a hotel where they were staying, and was later found in a shallow grave near a farmer's field.


    The Crown has told a jury that Wood met Overby on Plenty Of Fish and messages on social media show they planned to meet the night she disappeared.


    The defence has yet to lay out its case.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Surrey Sees 43 Per Cent Increase In Violent Crime In First Quarter 2019

    Surrey Sees 43 Per Cent Increase In Violent Crime In First Quarter 2019
    The City Of Surrey Recorded An Alarming Increase In Violent Crime In The First Quarter Of 2019, According To New Numbers Released Friday.

    Surrey Sees 43 Per Cent Increase In Violent Crime In First Quarter 2019

    Jody Wilson-Raybould: Feds Want To Just 'Manage The Problem' Of Indigenous Peoples

    RICHMOND, B.C. — Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she believes the federal Liberals have decided to "manage the problem" with Indigenous people rather than do the hard work of reconciliation.

    Jody Wilson-Raybould: Feds Want To Just 'Manage The Problem' Of Indigenous Peoples

    'Boom, Right In The Crotch:' Winnipeg Officer Says Colleague Pointed Gun At Her

    'Boom, Right In The Crotch:' Winnipeg Officer Says Colleague Pointed Gun At Her
    WINNIPEG — A female Winnipeg police officer testified Wednesday that a male colleague pointed a shotgun at her groin and said, "Boom, right in the crotch."

    'Boom, Right In The Crotch:' Winnipeg Officer Says Colleague Pointed Gun At Her

    'Kai The Hitchhiker' Convicted Of Killing Elderly Man In New Jersey

    Jurors in Union County convicted 30-year-old Caleb "Kai" McGillvary on Wednesday in the May 2013 death of 73-year-old lawyer Joseph Galfy.

    'Kai The Hitchhiker' Convicted Of Killing Elderly Man In New Jersey

    Man In Custody After Paramedics Allegedly Kicked, Punched, In Kamloops, B.C.

    KAMLOOPS, B.C. — An investigation is underway after three paramedics were allegedly assaulted in Kamloops, B.C.    

    Man In Custody After Paramedics Allegedly Kicked, Punched, In Kamloops, B.C.

    Former B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake To Seek Federal Nomination In Kamloops

    Former B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake To Seek Federal Nomination In Kamloops
    KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A former British Columbia politician who stepped away from provincial politics two years ago is ready to return, but this time he hopes to run federally.

    Former B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake To Seek Federal Nomination In Kamloops