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A 21-year-old former child actor has been charged with second-degree murder in the slaying Tuesday of his mother at their Squamish home.

Ryan Grantham was taken into custody in Vancouver, Sgt. Frank Jang of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said on Friday.

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His mother, 64-year-old Barbara Waite, was found dead by a relative inside her home in a townhouse complex at 40632 Government Rd. in Squamish on April 1, Jang said.

Police arrived about 11:40 p.m. and “determined that the victim, later confirmed to be Ms. Waite, had met with foul play,” he said.

Several neighbours told Postmedia on Friday that they had no idea something so tragic had happened on their street this week.

“It’s very unfortunate and a little unsettling,” said one, who asked not to be identified.

Jang said the investigation is still in its infancy and that IHIT investigators are collecting evidence with the assistance of the Sea to Sky RCMP, the Vancouver Police Department, and the B.C. Coroners Service.