Jongwon Ham is charged with first-degree murder in the killing, which happened Tuesday as Yang accompanied a Burnaby park worker to tell him he could no longer set up a tent at a local park.

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Global News has learned that Hamm was an accomplished director, cinematographer and editor, with television and documentary credits. In 2013, he won an Audience Choice Award for his participation in a short film at the Arirang Korea Smartphone Film Festival, and in 2014, he worked on an Emmy Award-winning travel and food documentary. In Ontario, the now 37-year-old studied basic media at Sheridan College in 2005-2006 and television and news media at Loyalist College between 2006 and 2009, according to his LinkedIn profile. Story continues below ad So how did Hamm go from a budding career as a filmmaker in Ontario to a scene in a Burnaby park? 2:16 Burnaby procession honors slain RCMP officer Global News spoke with a close friend of Hamm’s who said he was devastated to learn of the murder charges. The friend said Hamm was falsely accused of sexual assault in Toronto nearly 10 years ago and that the intensity of the investigation sent him to a dark place. Global News confirmed with police sources in British Columbia and Ontario that Hamm was charged with sexual assault in Toronto in 2014 and that the charge was dropped, but only three years later in 2017. Current trend

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A downward mental health spiral ensued for Hamm. He lost touch with friends and disappeared from social media four years ago. Story continues below ad How and why it made its way west remains unclear.

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Court documents reveal that before he became homeless, Hamm lived near Kingsway and Knight Street in Vancouver, where Global News has learned he shared a penthouse apartment with a roommate. That changed with a call to 911 in January 2021. Police confirm they responded to a call from the resident who reported receiving a death threat from the person they were living with and was concerned about the person’s mental health. 2:21 Suspect charged in Burnaby RCMP officer’s death A neighbor Global News spoke with described Ham at the time as paranoid. Story continues below ad Shortly thereafter, Hamm agreed to leave the building, a move that followed a series of run-ins with the law. In February 2021, he was charged with assault and resisting a police officer, and in March of the following year, he was again charged with assault for allegedly assaulting a security guard at the food court at Vancouver’s Port Centre.

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Residents of the neighborhood where the fatal stabbing occurred told Global News that he had been living in the park for nearly two years after washing his socks in a faucet. A neighbor told Global News that Hamm claimed to be a newcomer from the Philippines. The ham had previously been removed from the park, Global News has learned, but had returned. On the day of her death, Yang — a member of the Burnaby RCMP’s mental health and homeless awareness team — had been deployed to break the news that she would have to leave again. Hamm was treated for gunshot wounds after Young fired her service weapon in the fight that claimed her life, according to the Independent Investigations Office. His next court appearance is scheduled for November 2. Story continues below ad A GoFundMe for Yang’s family has raised more than $62,000. — with files from Rumina Daya © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.