Burnaby RCMP officer on Tuesday.The B.C. Prosecution Service announced Wednesday that Jongwon Ham has been charged in the death of Const.
Shaelyn Yang.Ham made his first appearance in court on Wednesday and was remanded in custody to Nov. 2. No other details were released.However, Global News has learned Ham has a history of being arrested and charged with assault.He was charged in February 2021 with assault and resisting a police officer.Following his release from that charge, he was then arrested and charged again in March of 2022 with assault.The man had been living in a tent in Burnaby’s Broadview Park when Yang was sent to accompany a city parks officer on a call to the campsite.
Burnaby, B.C. RCMP officer killed on duty was on mental health and homeless outreach team Ron MacDonald, the chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office of B.C., said Wednesday that Yang was able to discharge her firearm and shoot Ham, but it is not known how many times she fired or when she discharged her weapon — before or after she was stabbed.Following the news of Yang’s death, Chief Supt.