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Former Camas-Washougal Fire chief’s fiancee on stand in murder trial

West is accused of strangling his wife in January 2024

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Former Camas-Washougal Fire Battalion Chief Kevin West walks into a courtroom Jan. 6 for his murder trial at the Clark County Courthouse. West is accused of strangling his wife in January 2024. The woman whose affections prosecutors say motivated a former Camas-Washougal Fire battalion chief to murder his wife took the stand Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court. Cynthia Ward said she and Kevin West are now engaged and living together. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

The woman whose affections prosecutors say motivated a former Camas-Washougal Fire battalion chief to murder his wife took the stand Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court.

Cynthia Ward said she and Kevin West are now engaged and living together.

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