WATCH ABOVE: Parsi’s widow was on hand at the court appearance and says she’s relieved they’re behind bars after two anxious weeks. Catherine McDonald reports.
TORONTO – Niagara Regional Police have arrested two suspects wanted in connection with the death of 32-year-old Sina Parsi.
Clyde Marshall, 36, of Saint John, N.B. and Sabrina Chouart, 27, of Gatineau, Que. are both facing first degree murder charges and are scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.
Toronto Police say they were arrested Monday at around 9:30p.m. at a Walmart Store in Niagara Falls, after shoppers spotted the pair and contacted Niagara Regional Police.
WATCH: Sina Parsi’s widow Roya gives an emotional statement following the arrest of her husband’s alleged killers
Parsi’s widow Roya Parsi gave a statement outside of a courthouse in North York on Monday and expressed her thanks to the public and to police.
“Sina was a wonderful man, he was caring, he was the love of my life, he was my best friend,” she said.
“He was everything to me, he had a very great sense of humour and I miss him so, so, so much.”
Roya Parsi’s lawyer, Geoffrey Pollock, said Sina was “the love of Roya’s life” and that they were married almost five years, adding that a funeral for him took place on Saturday.
“What was particularly difficult is that this was the day before Father’s Day, burying Sina one day before Father’s Day was so challenging,” he said.
“Sina was a wonderful man, he was an entrepreneur he had come to this country at age 18 and established his own business, his own construction firm and was doing exceptionally well.”
Pollock said Sina was living “the Canadian dream” with his wife before his life was “tragically cut short.”
WATCH: Sina Parsi was living the ‘Canadian Dream’ before he was killed: lawyer
He added that one of the things Sina was most passionate about was soccer, and that he enjoyed watching Juventus, Italian National Team and was looking forward to watching Canada’s women’s team in the FIFA World Cup with his wife.
Pollock said Parsi’s family would be announcing the establishment of a fund in his name in the coming days.
Roya Parsi said it was “very hard” for her to talk about her husband and wanted to thank Niagara Regional Police and York Regional Police for their help in apprehending the suspects.
“After two weeks of being worried and so frustrated, I think that’s very good news,” she said of the arrests.
“I have to thank all of the hard work that police did for us, it means a lot to me.”
Parsi, 32, went missing on June 9 after leaving a soccer game. His body was found on June 12 in a Toronto apartment near Jane St. and St. Clair Ave. W. Police would not elaborate on cause of death, other than to say it was “violent.”
Police released surveillance footage of the couple during a press conference on Monday, which shows the two suspects walking with Parsi on Jane St. just after midnight on June 10. Patterson said the suspects left the building at 4:10 a.m., with Parsi’s body allegedly left inside
Police said last week that a large-breed dog belonging to the suspects was found abandoned in Toronto. While officials didn’t specify when the dog was found, a release said it was believed the two had “been travelling without the dog since the early morning hours of Saturday, June 13, 2015.”
Parsi’s 2012 black Dodge Ram pick-up truck was found Thursday June 11 at 1:15 a.m. in a parking lot near Jane St. and Alliance Ave.
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With files from Natalie van Rooy and Catherine McDonald
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