A 29-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a woman on April 3.
Vancouver police were called around 6 a.m. to reports of screams and a person lying on Rosemont Drive, just north of Fraserview Golf Course.
The victim, 49-year-old Gertrude Cheong, had been stabbed and died at the scene. Police previously stated that the incident was targeted.
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The suspect was arrested on April 4 and charges have now been approved against Eric Lau from Burnaby.
The investigation established that the victim and the accused knew each other, police said.
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The Vancouver Police Department asks anyone with information who has not yet come forward to call its homicide unit at 604-717-2500.
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