Crown prosecutors have laid a charge of indignity to a dead body following an investigation into the suspicious death of a man found in Coquitlam’s Minnekhada Regional Park March 10.
Coquitlam RCMP arrived at the park in northeast Coquitlam around 6:15 a.m. Tuesday after Coquitlam Fire and Rescue summoned them to the 4000-block of Quarry Road. When Mounties arrived, they found evidence of a suspicious death and arrested a woman at the scene.
That woman has now been identified as Pen Jung Tracy Chen. Chen appeared before a judge in B.C. Provincial Court today (Wednesday) where she was charged with the one count.
“After an initial investigation, we made an arrest, secured all the evidence and called IHIT [Integrated Homicide Investigation Team],” said Cpl. Michael McLaughlin Tuesday, adding he was unable to provide details due to the ongoing nature of the investigation.
Police cordoned off the surrounding area for a significant amount of time as IHIT worked with Coquitlam RCMP to investigate, McLaughlin wrote in a press release.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation can call the IHIT information line at 1‐877‐551‐IHIT (4448) or emailing ihitinfo@rcmp‐grc.gc.ca. Should you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by calling 1‐800‐222‐TIPS (8477).
