The hearing to determine if a man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang is fit to stand trial has begun in the BC Supreme Court in Vancouver.
Jongwon Ham, who appeared at the hearing Friday wearing a grey suit and white sneakers, is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Yang in October 2022.
The three-day hearing comes after Justice Michael Tammen ordered a fitness assessment on the day Ham’s judge-alone trial was set to begin last month.
An interim publication ban temporarily prevents the reporting of evidence at the fitness hearing, which is scheduled to continue next week….