A young Surrey woman accused of killing another woman who police identified as her longtime friend has been ordered to stand trial for second-degree murder.
Jessica Ashley Hanley was 23 when she was arrested in connection with Tashina Rae Sutherland’s death last spring. Sutherland, from Burnaby and also 23, was found dead April 26, 2012 at a home near 106 Avenue and 138 Street in Surrey.
Hanley’s murder trial was ordered after a preliminary hearing of the evidence in Surrey Provincial Court last week.
Following her arrest, police said the two woman had known each other and been friends for a long time. Sutherland’s cause of death was never released, but police said it didn’t appear to be gang-related.
Hanley’s trial will now proceed to B.C. Supreme Court.
