ASHCROFT, B.C. -- A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in the southern interior village of Ashcroft, B.C.

RCMP Const. Kris Clark says Shane Gyoba was formally charged Tuesday morning, just over 24 hours after a body was found in the Ashcroft home he shared with his uncle.

Gyoba was slated to appear before a judge in Kamloops on Tuesday.

Clark says officers were called to Ashcroft at around 9:30 Monday morning and immediately began the homicide investigation after discovering the body.

Mounties aren't saying how the victim died or what may have led to the violence.

The victim's name is being withheld while relatives are notified.