Authorities have laid a second-degree murder charge in connection with a 2023 Vernon homicide investigation.
The body of Miguel Suzor, 30, was discovered July 2 on a forest service road.
The RCMP’s E-Division Major Crime Unit, with help from the Vernon North Okanagan detachment, took control of the lengthy, thorough investigation.
Information was presented to the BC Prosecution Service and, on Dec. 1, 2025, the service approved a charge against Dale Christopher Lloyd Babiy of Vernon.
Babiy, born in 1993, was arrested by the BC RCMP Major Crime Section and he remains in custody. He is slated to appear in Provincial Court in Vernon Dec. 11.
The BC RCMP Major Crime Section along with several Okanagan RCMP Detachments and Southeast District specialized units contributed to the collection of evidence and eventual charge being laid in this investigation.