Trina Hunt’s husband charged with indignity to human remains 4 years after death

PORT MOODY, B.C. — The husband of a Metro Vancouver woman whose body was found almost four years ago now faces charges connected to the death.

Trina Hunt was reported missing on Jan. 18, 2021, and her burned body was found in March of that year near Hope, B.C.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the BC Prosecution Service has approved one count of indignity to human remains against 52-year-old Iain Hunt.

It says that a charge is laid when a person neglects to perform their legal duty to bury a human body, or if a person interferes in an improper or undignified way with human remains.

They say no further details will be released as the matter is now before the courts.

Hunt’s family had previously offered a $50,000 reward for new information leading to the laying of criminal charges.

Sgt. Freda Fong with the homicide team says the charge does not dilute the pain suffered by her family, and she credits the outcome to the “persistence and dedication” of investigators.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 4, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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