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Man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang testifies at fitness hearing

On March 9, 2026, accused Jongwon Ham is testifying at a fitness hearing in B.C. Supreme Court, Vancouver, facing a first-degree murder charge in RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang's stabbing death.
A fitness hearing was ordered when Ham's judge-alone trial was set to begin in January, to assess his capacity to understand charges and participate, not his mental state at the time.
The RCMP said Shaelyn Yang was a mental-health and homeless outreach officer who joined the force three years earlier, and she approached a man sheltering in a tent in Broadview Park in Burnaby before the confrontation.
An interim publication ban currently blocks reporting of Jongwon Ham's testimony in B.C. Supreme Court, where he appeared wearing a black shirt under a grey suit.
The IIO's December 2022 finding remains part of the case's legal context, as the Independent Investigations Office said its chief civilian director found no reasonable grounds to believe an officer committed an offence.

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Accused killer of B.C. RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang testifies at mental fitness hearing

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