Police have located the body of missing Markham woman and the suspect in her death has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after a Canada-wide search warrant was issued for his arrest last year.
York Regional police said Ying Chun “Annie” Li was last seen by her family around 6 p.m. June 12, 2016 in the Denison Street and Markham Road area.
Li had not been in contact with her family and investigators believed she may have been seen around 7 p.m. that evening in the Richmond Hill area.
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Homicide investigators took over the case in July, after announcing they believed Li was dead.
A Canada-wide arrest warrant for manslaughter was issued for 21-year-old Jiarui “Jerry” Tang, of Toronto, on Aug. 2 in connection with Li’s disappearance.
Tang was arrested Sept. 1 and charged at a residence on Alicewood Drive in Markham without incident.
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On Jan. 6, police received information that led investigators to a park in the Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue of Toronto, where human remains were found.
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Police said Monday an autopsy confirmed Li’s body had been found. Tang pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Jan. 6 and will face sentencing on Feb. 1.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Homicide Unit at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7865, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
Jiarui “Jerry” Tang, 21, has pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter.
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