Accused in Chetwynd death case now faces first-degree murder charge – Energeticcity.ca

Chetwynd BC Man Now Facing First-Degree Murder Charge in the 2025 Suspicious Death of Carlene Engellend

The 2025 BC Homicide Victim List is available here A man from Chetwynd, B.C., has appeared in provincial court after prosecutors upgraded the charge against him from second-degree to first-degree murder in the death of Carlene Engellend. Kenneth Albert Wood, who remains in custody at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, is accused of killing Engellend, whose death was discovered on March 9, 2025, after emergency crews responded to a medica…

Accused in Chetwynd death case now faces first-degree murder charge – Energeticcity.ca

Initially charged with second-degree murder, Kenneth Albert Wood now faces a first-degree murder charge. (District of Chetwynd, Facebook) CHETWYND, B.C. — A man is now facing a first-degree murder charge after the death of a woman in Chetwynd last year.  The BC Prosecution Service confirmed the Crown has now laid a first-degree murder charge on Kenneth Albert Wood on January 19th.  Wood was initially charged with second-degree murder on July 10t…