This image of a website student at York University shows Qian Liu, aged 23, Beijing. Liu was found dead in his apartment on Friday. (CBC)Toronto police have arrested a man and charged with first degree murder in the death of a stranger to the York University student.
On Wednesday afternoon police held a hastily called press conference to announce they have taken under 29 years Brian Dickson in Toronto in custody and charged with murder of Qian Liu.
Liu, 23, was found dead April 15 in his basement apartment near campus.
It was engaged in an online video chat with her boyfriend, who lives in China, 1 h and Friday when there is a strike at its door. She opened her door to a man and a struggle follows.
Later this morning after police were notified by Canadian friends of her boyfriend, Liu body was found in the apartment.
To Wednesday afternoon police refused to rule the death a homicide, insisting instead that the death was "suspicious".
An autopsy shows no cause of death and investigators not provided any details in the press to illuminate Conference why they think now Liu to death was a homicide.
Dickson is expected to make the appearance in court Thursday morning.
The arrest at the time where the father of the young woman arrived in Toronto.
"It was our only child," said Liu Jianhiu, who is the Director of research of the history of the Communist Party Committee Central of Communist Party of China party school in Beijing before boarding a flight to the Canada.
Liu studied at the University of the city of Beijing before arriving at the Canada in September 2010.
"She was interested in media and wanted to study for a Masters degree in it." She has already asked several universities of Toronto and elsewhere, including the University of Windsor, "he says.
"After hearing the news on Qian Liu, our family and friends were all very concerned." But we were praying for the possibility that the victim was a different person of the same name... soon we found that we could reach is no longer my daughter. "And then the Canadian police has very clearly that it was indeed my daughter."
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