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Quesnel murder trial ends in guilty verdict

Guilty of second degree murder !

That was the verdict handed down yesterday (Thursday) in Quesnel in the Supreme Court trial of 53-year old Joseph Simpson.

He pleaded guilty to a charge of interference with a dead body at the start of the trial.

Simpson is due back in court on July 8th to set a date for sentencing.

He was charged in connection with the death of 33-year old Carmelita Abraham.

Carmelita Louise Abraham (Photo provided by RCMP)

She was reported missing by her family back on January 4th of 2022.

Investigators determined that she had left Williams Lake for Quesnel about a week before that.

The North District Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation on January 10th and Simpson was arrested a few days later.

RCMP said at the time that the accused and the victim were known to each other.

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