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Man charged with second-degree murder in death of woman near UBC campus

VANCOUVER — Police say a man has been charged with second-degree murder after a woman was found dead in a home on the edge of the University of British Columbia campus last week. A statement from Cpl.
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Police in Vancouver say a man has been charged with second-degree murder after a woman was found dead inside at home on the edge of the University of British Columbia campus last week. The UBC sign is pictured at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

VANCOUVER — Police say a man has been charged with second-degree murder after a woman was found dead in a home on the edge of the University of British Columbia campus last week.

A statement from Cpl. Esther Tupper of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says police believe the killing may be a case of intimate partner violence.

University RCMP officers responded to a 911 call reporting a woman in medical distress at the home shortly before midnight on March 13.

A statement from police at the time says the officers arrived and found a woman dead, while two people, a man and a woman, were arrested at the scene.

The latest police statement says the BC Prosecution Service has now approved a charge of second-degree murder against 35-year-old Yang "Christopher" Liang. 

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 22, 2024.

The Canadian Press