A jury has found a Surrey man guilty in the murder of his wife, IHIT says.
On Wednesday (March 3), according to a release from the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team, the jury found 47-year-old Rizig Bona guilty of second-degree murder.
“Anida Magaya’s murder is a tragic example of the extreme consequences of domestic violence,” said Sergeant Frank Jang of IHIT.
On Oct. 5, 2018, IHIT said Surrey RCMP responded to a home near 161st Street and 110th Avenue and found 42-year-old Anida Magaya “dead inside the home with significant injuries consistent with homicide.”
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IHIT said Bona was arrested “a short time later” in connection with her death.
On Oct. 19, 2018, he was charged with second-degree murder.
Bona’s jury trial began in B.C. Supreme Court on Jan. 18, 2021, police said.
IHIT said the next court date is set for today (March 5).
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