Woman testifies she found murdered husband's body at accused killer's Kelowna home

In a Kelowna courtroom, the trial of Gabriella Sears opened with testimony that placed a grieving woman at the center of one of the most disturbing discoveries a person can make — the mutilated body of someone she loved. Darren Middleton, 49, was killed in June 2021 at the home of an acquaintance the couple had known for only four months, a person who had recently shared a profound personal truth with them. The case asks a court to weigh forensic evidence and human complexity against a backdrop of violence that has left those closest to Middleton permanently altered.