Court appearance delayed for husband of homicide victim Trina Hunt

More than two dozen "Justice for Trina Hunt" supporters rallied in front of Port Coquitlam provincial court Wednesday morning where the first appearance of her husband, Iain Hunt, was delayed until next month.

Hunt is charged with indignity to human remains in the unsolved homicide of his wife. The date of his alleged offence is Jan 16, 2021, two days before police say he reported her missing from their Port Moody home.

Rally organizers say they remain hopeful that investigators will uncover enough evidence to lay a murder charge. 

"I don't want to say too much and get myself into trouble," said Stephanie Ibbott, who is married to Trina Hunt's cousin. "Connect all the dots, and they are only pointing in one direction."

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Court appearance delayed for husband of homicide victim Trina Hunt

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The family of Trina Hunt wants to know more about the circumstances surrounding her death. Her husband faces charges in the case and was supposed to have his first court appearance this morning. But as Renée Lukacs reports, that didn't go ahead as planned.

Trina Hunt's remains were found near Hope, 150 kilometres east of Vancouver, in March 2021.

The Integrated Homicide Investigations Team (IHIT) has confirmed her death was a homicide but have not revealed how investigators reached that conclusion. 

In an email, the B.C. Prosecution Service said Iain Hunt's legal counsel requested the adjournment that resulted in Wednesday's court appearance being cancelled. His next appearance is scheduled for April 23. 

Rally participants chanted, "Justice for Trina and for all women." A number told CBC they were there to speak out against domestic violence.

"It's time that our justice system stands behind these women," said Brenda Green. 

Ibbott has been a driving force in the Justice for Trina Hunt campaign, which is offering $50,000 for information that leads to a murder charge.

"I think that a lot is going to be uncovered in this trial," she said.  "Trina was family, and we want to see this through to the end."

Before Trina Hunt's remains were identified, supporters organized extensive searches involving hundreds of people in the woods and forests around her home. The campaign also distributed lawn signs, posters, and stickers to raise public awareness of the case and generate tips. 

A charge of indignity to human remains "occurs when a person neglects to perform their legal duty to bury a dead human body, or if a person interferes in an improper, indecent or undignified way with a dead human body or human remains," according to police.