Husband of Trina Hunt charged with indignity to human remains
Four years after Trina Hunt was reported missing, her husband Iain Hunt has been charged with indignity to human remains.
The BC Prosecution Service approved the single charge against 52-year-old Iain, according to Monday’s announcement from the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT).
Sgt. Freda Fong, media relations officer with IHIT, said investigators were committed to seeing the case through, describing the charge as “a step forward as the court process begins.”
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“The laying of a charge does not dilute the loss and pain endured by Trina’s family and friends,” Fong stated. “There is still a long road ahead as the community continues to heal from her tragic death.”
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 has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in 2021, and has frequently made efforts to renew interest in the case through candlelit vigils and media interviews.
IHIT will not be releasing additional details while the case advances through the court process.
The charge of indignity to human remains can be laid when a person performs an unlawful burial of a dead human body, or interferes with a dead body in some way. The crime carries a maximum prison term of five years.
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