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Four Charged in May's Fatal Stabbing in Maple Ridge
Investigators say the victim and accused knew one another, and police have released no further details as the case moves before the courts.
- The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced on Saturday that four people have been charged in the homicide of 28-year-old Lord Kevin Ayson Olaer, who was killed in Maple Ridge last spring.
- Maple Ridge RCMP responded to a reported fight at the Port Haney Wharf in the 22300-block of River Road on May 30, where officers found Olaer suffering from fatal stabbing injuries.
- The BC Prosecution Service approved one count of first-degree murder against 25-year-old Charles Thomas Shields, while Meghan-Lynn Jean Nagle, Jason Matthew Bauer, and Samantha Jennifer Garnett each face one count of manslaughter.
- Authorities identified and arrested the four suspects on Friday following an investigation by IHIT in partnership with the Maple Ridge RCMP Serious Crime Unit, the Integrated Forensic Identification Service, and the BC Coroners Service.
- Investigators believe this was an isolated, targeted incident where the victim and accused were known to one another; as the matter is now before the courts, police released no further information.
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Four people charged following Maple Ridge homicide
THE Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) announced on Saturday that four people have been charged following an investigation into the homicide of a 28-year-old man in Maple Ridge in May. On May 30, at approximately 6:51 p.m., Maple Ridge RCMP responded to a call for service in the 22300-block of River Road. Police located a 28-year-old man […]
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