TORONTO – Testimony continues today in the murder trial of a man accused of killing a university student as her ex-boyfriend in China listened on a webcam and was unable to help.
A pathologist testified yesterday that Qian Liu died from neck compression, going a step further than another pathologist who said he couldn’t arrive at a definitive cause of death.
The first pathologist listed Liu’s cause of death in April 2011 as unascertained, but said the best explanation is mechanical asphyxia.
Doctor Christopher Milroy said in his opinion the cause of death is mechanical asphyxiation due to neck compression.
Liu was found dead in her off-campus apartment, mostly naked and face down on the floor.
She’d been chatting via webcam with her ex-boyfriend in China when he saw an intruder force his way into her room and heard a struggle off camera.
Brian Dickson, a tenant in the same building, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder, but his lawyer has told the jury he’ll be urging a finding of manslaughter.
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