Woman charged with 1st-degree murder in 2021 death of her husband in Nanaimo, B.C.
Ryan Mosher was found dead in his home on Aug. 12, 2021
A B.C. woman has been charged with first-degree murder four years after the death of her husband, say RCMP.
Ryan Mosher, 30, was found dead in his Nanaimo, B.C., home on Aug. 12, 2021.
Police had gone to check on him after they'd been alerted by Kelowna RCMP that he may be at risk. Mosher and his wife, Desiree, had recently moved from Kelowna to Nanaimo.
Desiree Mosher has been charged with killing him.
RCMP said Monday that the B.C. Prosecution Service approved a charge of first-degree murder against Desiree Mosher and members of the Nanaimo RCMP Serious Crime Unit arrested her Friday.
She remains in custody until a bail hearing, which is set for June 16.
Speaking to CBC News, Nanaimo RCMP Const. Sherri Wade said Desiree Mosher was a person of interest following her husband's death, but police needed to follow all avenues of investigation before they could recommend charges.
She said that included searching residences and speaking to friends and family members.
"Trying to get a full comprehensive picture of the person that died, any of the parties that might be involved," said Wade.
She said neither Desiree nor Ryan Mosher were known to Nanaimo RCMP before the death.
The Criminal Code of Canada describes first-degree murder as "planned and deliberate."
The charge against Desiree Mosher has not been proven in court.