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Man charged with 1st-degree murder of B.C. woman in Markham, Ont.

An officer and a York Regional Police cruiser at the service's Richmond Hill station. File / Global News

York Regional Police say a man is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of a woman at a home in Markham, Ont.

Police said on Nov. 16, just before 11 p.m., officers were called for “an unknown trouble call” at a residence on Gillingham Avenue, near Steeles Avenue and McCowan Road.

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Investigators said they found a man with serious injuries and a woman with no vital signs.

The woman, identified as 34-year-old Xu Guo from B.C., was pronounced dead, police said. A post-mortem examination is being conducted to determine the woman’s exact cause of death.

Police have charged 34-year-old Zhaoyu Li with first-degree murder.

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