The man convicted of killing Abbotsford woman Chelsey Gauthier in 2017 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
At the Supreme Court of BC in Abbotsford on Thursday (Dec. 18), Gary Losch, 70, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for manslaughter and two years in prison for indignity to human remains, to be served consecutively.
Losch was convicted in July – after his trial – of manslaughter and indignity to human remains in relation to the stabbing death of Gauthier.
Gauthier, whose remains were found in August 2017 at the site of Losch’s marijuana grow-op in Mission, was 22 at the time and the single mom of two young daughters.
Losch was charged with second-degree murder and indignity to human remains in the homicide of Gauthier in September 2022.
“This was a complex investigation involving a complicated outdoor crime scene,” Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) Sgt. Freda Fong said in a news release. “Investigators were met with tremendous challenges navigating the vast crime scene and exposure to the elements.”
“As the court proceedings come to an end, we hope for peace and closure for Chelsey’s family and friends,” Fong added.