Police charge man in death of his wife

A Burnaby man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his wife, the mother of his two children.

Parveen Maan, 47, was arrested Thursday after Burnaby RCMP discovered the body of his 45-yearold wife, also named Parveen Maan, inside their home in the 7900 block of 18th Avenue. Police had been called for a report of a woman needing medical attention.

Police say the couple’s two young children were not at home at the time of the dispute. “This family is attempting to deal with this loss as best as they can in these initial stages. This senseless act has left a gaping hole in a family, and two young kids without their mother,” said Cpl. Meghan Foster of Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

Foster says the children are in the care of relatives.

“IHIT is working with the Burnaby RCMP, and (Integrated Forensic Identification Services) to continue with scene processing, and to determine what led up to this tragedy,” said Foster.

Maan remains in custody.