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19-year-old charged with first-degree murder in connection with death of Chilliwack woman

A 19-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a woman in the Fraser Valley last month. File/Global News

A 19-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a woman in the Fraser Valley last month, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

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On February 24, police found the 51-year-old victim deceased in a home in the 42000-block of Yarrow Central Road.

Clayton Jacob Warkentin was arrested Friday night and will appear in court Monday.

In a statement, IHIT said the suspect and victim were known to each other and the “incidents leading up to this homicide appear to be domestic-related.”

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