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Trial begins Tuesday for man accused of killing Christine Wood

Christine Wood is shown in a Winnipeg Police handout photo.
Christine Wood is shown in a Winnipeg Police handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Winnipeg Police MANDATORY CREDIT

The 14-day trial for the man accused of killing Christine Wood begins this week.

The 21-year-old disappeared on Aug. 19 in 2016 after visiting Winnipeg from Oxford House with her parents.

READ MORE: Family, friends, police chief lay Christine Wood to rest in Oxford House, Manitoba

Her family immediately called police, and spent several months searching and pleading for any information.

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The missing persons unit gave the investigation to the homicide unit in 2017.

The remains of Wood were found in a rural area just outside Winnipeg almost ten months after she went missing.

READ MORE: Homicide victim Christine Wood’s body found buried outside Winnipeg

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Brett Overby was charged with second degree murder in March of 2017.

His trial by jury begins Tuesday.

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