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Toronto Sun
4 days ago
- Toronto Sun
Man, 60, charged with murder, cops ID victim after body found dumped near Hwy. 401
Toronto Police officers spent the morning collecting evidence after a body was found along the side of the eastbound lanes of Hwy. 401, west of Whites Rd., in Pickering on Friday, July 11, 2025. Photo by Jack Boland / Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network A 60-year-old Toronto man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after the body of a woman reported missing days ago was found dumped along the side of Hwy. 401 in Pickering. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Toronto Police said officers responded Wednesday to a call for a missing person in the Brimley Rd. and Omni Dr. area, just north of Ellesmere Rd., in Scarborough. According to police, investigators deemed the circumstances surrounding the woman's disappearance were suspicious. Shortly after midnight on Friday, cops located the victim's body in the Hwy. 401 and Whites Rd. area in Pickering. Investigators identified the victim as Yuk Kwan Chu, 67, of Toronto. On Saturday night, police said a man associated with the victim, Zhi Kuang, has been charged with first degree murder. A day earlier, Homicide Det.-Sgt. Phillip Campbell said the man and woman were known to one another. 'They were in a common-law relationship,' he said. This is the city's 20th homicide of 2025. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400. — with files from Chris Doucette. Read More NHL Toronto & GTA Canada World Toronto Raptors
CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Man charged with murder after missing Toronto woman found dead near Hwy. 401
Police gather evidence near Highway 401, where a body was found on Friday, July 11, 2025. (CTV News) A man has been charged with murder after the body of a missing Toronto woman was found near Highway 401 in Pickering on Friday morning. In a news release on Saturday, Toronto police identified the victim as 67-year-old Yuk Kwan Chu. Her body was found by officers near Highway 401 and Whites Road just after midnight on Friday. Toronto Police Homicide Investigation Toronto police are investigating a homicide after a body was found near the Pickering border on July 11, 2025. She was reported missing in the area of Brimley Road and Omni Drive on Wednesday. Investigators quickly deemed her disappearance as suspicious 'based on the circumstances,' police said, and as a result, a man was arrested the same day. He was charged with aggravated assault. Police have said the man was in a common-law relationship with the victim. In Saturday's news release, police announced that 60-year-old Zhi Kuang has had his charge upgraded to first-degree murder. The cause of Chu's death has not been released. She is the city's 20th homicide victim of the year. Homicide investigators continue to ask anyone with information to contact them at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
