Webcam Murder Mystery: Man Is Charged

Police in Canada say 29-year-old Brian Dickson is due to appear in court later on Thursday.
The body of York University student Liu Qian, 23, from Beijing, was found last Friday in her apartment in Toronto after her boyfriend in China witnessed the attack, police said.
She was naked from the waist down but there were no obvious signs of sexual assault or trauma severe enough to kill her. The results of toxicology tests are awaited

Liu was chatting with her boyfriend, Meng Xianchao, by webcam at about 1am on Friday when a man knocked on her door.
Meng reported seeing a struggle break out between the two before Liu's webcam was shut off. Meng contacted other friends in Toronto, who in turn called police.
The victim's father, Liu Jianhui, said his daughter studied at Beijing City University before moving to Canada, where she met Meng.
Liu Jianhui, who has flown to Canada, is research director of Communist Party history at the Party School of the Central Committee of CPC, which trains party officials.
York University President Mamdouh Shoukri said the community is relieved police have arrested a suspect.
"Qian Liu's death has had a profound impact on all of us at York. We appreciate the dedicated effort of Toronto Police Service and we are pleased that they have apprehended a suspect," he said.
Liu Qian's laptop computer, webcam and mobile phone were taken from the apartment the night of the attack, police said.
Police said the online chat was on a live streaming camera and was not recorded, though investigators were trying to work out if there was any way they can recover it.



Webcam Murder Mystery: Man Is Charged