Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Area man charged with murder in Yukon

A man known to the police and courts in Prince George and Quesnel now faces a charge of first-degree murder in the Yukon.
murder-charge.04_732017.jpg

A man known to the police and courts in Prince George and Quesnel now faces a charge of first-degree murder in the Yukon.

Edward James Penner, 20, faces the count in relation to the death of Adam Cormack, 25, whose body was found in Whitehorse on June 28, Yukon RCMP said Sunday.

In August 2016, Penner was sentenced to 428 days in jail for two robberies, committed in Prince George and Quesnel.