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Son charged with murder in Kamloops woman’s 2023 death

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Kamloops RCMP say missing person investigation now treated as homicide
RELATED: Kamloops RCMP say a missing person investigation is now being treated as a homicide. – Mar 23, 2023

The son of a woman found dead in Kamloops, B.C., in 2023 has been charged with second-degree murder.

Police found Jo-Anne Donovan‘s body near her Westsyde home in March 2023. The 57-year-old had been reported missing about a week earlier.

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An autopsy concluded her death was a homicide, though police have not revealed details of how she died.

In a media release, Kamloops RCMP said her son, 35-year-old Brandon Jeremiah Donovan, was arrested on Friday and that prosecutors had approved the murder charge.

No court date has yet been set for Donovan to appear.

 

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