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.
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After reading the charge through a Cantonese interpreter, provincial court Judge Jim Ogle asked the accused if he understood the charge.
He replied, “can I remain silent?”
Court was told Huang is in the process of getting a lawyer.
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The case was put over until Friday.
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