A pre-trial conference began Thursday, Oct. 31, for the person accused of killing a man who was found on the shores of Okanagan Lake back in 2022.
Wyne Zablan appeared in a Kelowna B.C. Supreme Courtroom on the charges of first-degree murder for the death of Fung Sheng Lau stemming from an incident on July 29, 2022.
Information presented at the pre-trial conference is barred from publication under a court-orderd ban. The pre-trial conference is used to organize evidence in front of a Justice and ensure a smooth proceedings in long, complicated or jury trials.
Zablan was arrested shortly after the body of Lau was found, and has remained in custody since.
When Lau91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s body was found on the shore of Okanagan Lake, near the Shelter Bay Marina, the RCMP asked for the public91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s assistance in identifying the victim. The police described the victim as a man of Asian ethnicity, between 20-40 years old and of average height. The Kelowna RCMP also told the public that a vehicle was involved in Lau91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s death.
He did apply for bail on April 11 but was denied. Due to two publication bans imposed on Zablan91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s case, no details from that bail hearing can be published.
Zablan91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s case will be tried by a jury. The trial is scheduled to begin on Jan. 20, 2025, in a Kelowna B.C. Supreme courtroom.
