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Man charged in Calgary clinic stabbing makes 1st court appearance

A blood-covered man is escorted in handcuffs form a stabbing incident in the Perpetual Wellness Chinese Medicine Centre on Thursday June 16, 2016. Gavin Young/Postmedia

A Calgary man accused of killing an acupuncturist he believed was having an affair with his wife made his first court appearance Monday.

Jin Qing Huang, 42, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Dr. Tiejun Huang at the Perpetual Wellness Chinese Centre in northwest Calgary last Thursday.

READ MORE: Calgary doctor killed in ‘domestic’ stabbing at his medical clinic, say police

After reading the charge through a Cantonese interpreter, provincial court Judge Jim Ogle asked the accused if he understood the charge.

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He replied, “can I remain silent?”

Court was told Huang is in the process of getting a lawyer.

READ MORE: Man charged in Calgary medical clinic stabbing

The case was put over until Friday.

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Although both the accused and victim have the same last name, police said they are not related to each other.

Watch below: Global’s coverage of a stabbing at the Perpetual Wellness Chinese Centre

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