{"id":510273,"date":"2026-01-12T06:53:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/510273\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T06:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:53:15","slug":"b-c-man-charged-in-saanich-murder-case-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/510273\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. man charged in Saanich murder case – BC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Vancouver Island man has been arrested and charged with murder in a case of alleged intimate partner violence in Saanich, B.C., after he was taken into custody earlier this week and released.<\/p>\n

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Muhammed Ali Basar, who turns 47 this year, remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 21.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 5, Saanich police said its major crime unit began investigating a suspicious death inside a home in the 1600-block of Blair Avenue.<\/p>\n

Police did not reveal how they learned of the death or whether a 911 call was made, but said the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) had assumed conduct of the investigation.<\/p>\n

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At the time, police said they believed this was an \u201cisolated incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

Basar was taken into custody the same day and released without charges on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n

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While the suspect was free in the community, police said \u201cmeasures were taken to ensure he was not a danger to himself or others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Basar was then arrested on Friday, Jan. 9 and charged with murder on Saturday, in what the courts have designated as an allegation of intimate partner violence.<\/p>\n

Court records reveal Basar is also accused of disobeying a court order in Saanich on Oct. 24, 2025, involving a domestic or intimate partner.<\/p>\n

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