A woman is facing charges in connection to a suspicious death in Coquitlam on Tuesday.
Court documents state a woman by the name of “Pen Jung Tracy Chen” has been charged with interference with a dead body.
Around 6 a.m. Tuesday, Coquitlam RCMP were called to the 4000-block of Quarry Road in Minnekhada Regional Park after Coquitlam firefighters found “a small but suspicious fire.”
Emergency responders then came across a body, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.
Pen Jung Tracy Chen was arrested at the scene and has been charged with indignity to a dead body. Chen appeared before a judge in B.C. Provincial Court Wednesday.
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The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team are still working to identify the deceased victim, and are asking anyone with information to call the IHIT information line at 1-877-551- IHIT (4448).
If you wish to remain anonymous, you’re asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).