National security concerns raised in Iain Hunt case

More than five years after Trina Hunt was last seen alive, a pending court case has been complicated by evidence potentially connected to national security.

In March, the Attorney General of Canada filed an application in federal court that, if successful, would prohibit certain evidence from being disclosed in the Iain Hunt trial.

Hunt, who was Trina’s husband, has been charged with indignity to human remains.

While details on the Attorney General’s application was scarce, the Department of Justice confirmed the application was filed in a bid to: “prevent an injury to national security.”

An order to prohibit information from being revealed in a trial is generally granted if that information could damage international relations, national defence, or national security.

No date has been confirmed to review the application.

Hunt was reported missing from her Port Moody home by Iain on Jan. 18, 2021, which led to an extensive search by police, family members and the wider community.

Her body was discovered by investigators on March 29 near Hope, south of Silver Creek.

Iain has said they had been on a “digital detox,” visiting a campground near Hope, the weekend prior to Hunt’s disappearance.

Investigators were seen conducting searches at Hunt’s home, as well as Iain’s family home in Mission, on June 5, 2021. Iain was arrested on June 3, 2022, but was released without charges shortly after.

Hunt’s family offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in 2021.

Trina Hunt’s brother Brad Ibbott previously discussed the ordeal of waiting for an arrest.

“We have gone far too long with no answers,” he stated.