A 50-year-old Maple Ridge, B.C. man is dead and a 42-year-old woman is in hospital under police guard after a domestic dispute late Tuesday evening. Police said the woman is in custody but they have not clarified if she will be charged with murder.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – A man has lost his life and a woman has been hospitalized under police guard following a domestic dispute.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, IHIT, was called in at around 10 p.m. on Tuesday to probe the murder of a 50-year-old man at a home in Ridge Meadows, RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen said.
Thiessen said patrol officers responded to an address after a report of a domestic dispute.
“Officers located an adult male in medical distress. BCAS (ambulance service) attended and transported the victim to Ridge Meadows hospital where he was pronounced dead,” he said about the murder.
“A 42-year-old female was arrested at the scene and transported to Ridge Meadows hospital for medical treatment where she remains in custody pending further investigation,” Thiessen said in a
statement..
No further details, including the address of the home where the incident occurred were released.
The name of the victim was also not released pending notification of relatives.
