A man has been found guilty of killing a 22-year-old Abbotsford woman, who was found dead near Mission two weeks after going missing in 2017.
Chelsey Gauthier was reported missing on July 27, 2017. When police found her body in the area of Sylvester Road and Dale Road on Aug. 16 the same year, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) took over the investigation.
In 2022, the BC Prosecution Service charged Gary Losch with second-degree murder and indignity to human remains in relation to the killing.
IHIT provided an update Thursday explaining that Losch was found guilty of manslaughter and indignity to human remains on Tuesday.
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Investigators add that he was found not guilty of second-degree murder.
Chelsey’s father, Ray Gauthier, provided a statement thanking investigators, saying she “loved her family and friends and she will not be forgotten.”
Losch’s sentencing is expected in the coming weeks.
