Arguments over bail being heard for suspect in missing Manitoba woman’s death

“(We were) very close. She used to call me uncle.”

Wood was from the Oxford House First Nation and disappeared in August while she and her parents were in the city to help a relative with medical appointments. She disappeared one night while her parents were away from the hotel where they were staying.

Overby was charged in April after police said they found evidence in his house. Overby and Wood were not previously known to each other, police said.

After the arrest, hundreds of people walked through the streets of Winnipeg in a show of support for Wood’s family and to raise awareness again of the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women.

Her parents, George And Melinda Wood, stopped outside the house where police believe she was murdered and bowed their heads in prayer.

Almost 10 months after Wood’s disappearance, her body was found Thursday in Springfield, Man., by a farmer inspecting his crops. An autopsy the next day confirmed her identity.

Young said he and other relatives had been hanging on to “a glimmer of hope” that Wood would somehow be found alive, but the discovery of the body has brought some closure to the family.

“My wife contacted George and yeah, (he found) a little comfort in hearing that it was finally coming to an end.”

Woods should be remembered as a kind and smart young woman, Young added.

“She was very intelligent and she was always friendly. I think she loved everybody. I think that’s how I’ll always remember her.”

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press

by Canadian Press

Arguments over bail being heard for suspect in missing Manitoba woman’s death

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