Man charged with manslaughter after body found in East Vancouver apartment

One man has now been arrested and charged after a body was found in East Vancouver on Thursday morning.

A woman’s body was discovered inside an apartment in the area of Vanness Avenue and Rupert Street just after 6:30 a.m.

The victim has been identified as 61-year-old Candace Young. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Fifty-four-year-old John Hendricks Onland was arrested and charged with manslaughter. He was in the apartment at the time and remains in custody. He and the victim are known to each other.

A man in the apartment at the time was arrested without incident and remains in custody.

Homicide detectives with the Vancouver Police Department Major Crime Section continue to investigate.

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