WARNING: This story contains graphic details that some readers may find upsetting.
A Kelowna woman who has been charged with murder told police that she was driven to kill because she was raped. However, that confession now cannot be used as evidence in the trial.
Gabriella Sears, (charged as Dereck Sears) who is transgender, faces two charges: one count of second-degree murder and one count of interfering with human remains.
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