Funeral march and service at Olympic Oval for Const. Shaelyn Yang: RCMP

RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang is seen in this undated RCMP handout photo. Yang, 31, was stabbed when she accompanied an employee with the city of Burnaby, B.C., to notified a person in a tent that he couldn't live there. Mounties say a regimental funeral will be held for Yang next Wednesday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, B.C. RCMP *MANDATORY CREDIT*

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VANCOUVER - Mounties say a regimental funeral will be held next Wednesday for British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang.

The 31-year-old officer was stabbed to death last week in a Metro Vancouver park while she helped a City of Burnaby employee notify a man in a tent that he wasn't allowed to live in the park.

Thirty-seven-year-old Jongwon Ham has been charged with first-degree murder in Yang's death and remains in custody.

Mounties say the service will be held at the Richmond Olympic Oval, which has the capacity for about 8,000 spectators.

Police say seating will be limited to include family, invited guests, officials and uniformed members who will take part in a funeral march for Yang.

A statement from the family is expected soon, although police say her relatives also need time and space as they go through the grieving process and prepare for the funeral.

This report by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø was first published Oct. 26, 2022.

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