UN HOMBRE ENTRÓ EN SU HABITACIÓN
Un joven presencia el asesinato de su novia a través de su webcam
Un joven ha contemplado desde su webcam en China cómo asesinaban a su novia en la universidad de Toronto.
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Student's struggle before death caught on ...
mié, 20 abr 2011 12:04 a.m. EDT - AP 1:26
Toronto police say a young Chinese woman found dead in a basement apartment near York University was last seen by a friend she was chatting with on the web. (April 19)
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Uncle of webcam killing victim criticizes cops
Hace 2 horas 49 minutos - AP 1:21 |
A family member of the Chinese student killed in Canada who was last seen alive on a webcam struggling with a man, criticized the Canadian police for not paying "enough attention" to the case. (April 20)
http://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/video/yahoonewsvideo-15749570/uncle-of-webcam-killing-victim-criticizes-cops-24971249.html
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http://news.yahoo.com/video/world-15749633/webcam-death-mystery-24949822
Webcam death mystery
Mon Apr 18, 7:26PM PT - CBC.ca 2:23 |
The only person to witness the attack that killed a woman in Toronto was 10,000 kilometres away in China
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Net leaks mar webcam death probe
By CHRIS DOUCETTE, QMI Agency
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Police release new details in 'suspicious death'
York U webcam death victim ID'd
Fatal attack may have been caught on webcam
Student's body found near York U
TORONTO – Unconfirmed details circulating online are hampering the investigation into the "suspicious death" of a York University student, Toronto Police say.
Investigators attempted Tuesday to dispel rumours about Qian "Necole" Liu's death while releasing new details and explaining they have been questioning numerous "persons of interest."
"While Mrs. Liu's death has not yet been classified as a homicide, we are approaching this investigation carefully, methodically and with the due diligence required for such a tragic case," Homicide Det.-Sgt. Frank Skubic said.
"We will not draw any premature conclusions based on rumours, speculation and misinformation.”
Much of the woe for police stems from postings by the victim's friend on a Toronto-based Chinese chat room.
The friend claims to have been with Liu's landlord when she was found dead Friday in her basement apartment, just off campus.
The former housemate described Liu's hair being dishevelled and said her pyjamas were pulled up to her chest.
The friend also claims Liu was being stalked by a man who was "texting her all the time."
"I would encourage anyone who has direct information on this case to contact us in the first instance and not immediately submit it to a public forum or on the Internet," Skubic said. "Once out there, it may compromise the integrity of my investigation.”
Liu was in the midst of a video chat, apparently with her boyfriend back home in China, when she answered a knock at her door.
Police have said the man at the other end of Liu's webcam witnessed a struggle and caught a glimpse of the intruder before Liu's computer was shut down.
The witness described him as white, 20 to 30 years old, six feet tall, between 175 and 200 pounds, with a muscular build and medium-length brown hair. He was last seen wearing a blue crew-neck T-shirt.
Police continue to search for Liu's laptop, which they believe was taken by the intruder.
Skubic said they are also looking at her external webcam and cellphone.
Police found a cell in the apartment, but they've determined it was inactive, likely an old phone and not the one Liu handed to the man to use upon his entering her home.
Skubic said an autopsy has not been able to determine how Liu died, so her death still can't be deemed a murder.
Police are awaiting the results of toxicology tests, which may take several weeks.
Police have also been gathering at a home a block away from Liu's apartment, where Skubic said Liu lived when she first came to Canada in September.
It's unclear why she moved to the new place in January.
Housemates described her as a "nice, quiet" young woman who mostly kept to herself.
"I'm really in shock," said Zahid, 29, who wouldn't give his last name. "We used to talk to each other, and she was such a nice and quiet girl."
The young woman's parents are expected to arrive here this week to bring their daughter's body home.
-- With files from Terry Davidson
VIOLENCE CONTINUES AROUND YORK
Less than 24 hours after a York university student was found dead in her apartment, an apparent sex assault victim, yet another woman was attacked just off campus.
But these are just the latest incidents in The Village, a neighbourhood just south of the university has been plagued by violence in recent years, and students are demanding the school and city take immediate steps to make the community safe.
"Students are just tired and they're scared, they have concerns about their safety on and around campus," Vanessa Hunt, the in-coming president of York's Federation of Students, said Tuesday.
"So we decided to open up this forum for students to put forward concrete demands for what we want to see the administration move forward on over the next couple of years," she added.
The York Federation of Students will host a "Take Back the Village Community Forum" Thursday, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Hunt pointed out a "queer woman" was physically assaulted two weeks ago, Qian "Necole" Liu was found dead last Friday, then early Saturday a woman was sexually assaulted only a block from the scene of the suspected murder.
And it's not just sex attacks, Hunt said. Robberies are also rampant on and near campus.
"But there's not much of a reaction from the university on these things," she said.
Hunt said she hopes the suspicious death of the York student is enough to finally get the university and city moving forward and implement change.
Improper lighting and a walk home program that doesn't go beyond the boundaries of the campus, leaving residents of "The Village" on their own, are just the tip of the iceberg, said Hunt, who studies dance, education and business at York and once lived in the troubled neighbourhood.
There is a long list of recommendations in a recent safety audit that Hunt would like to see implemented.
chris.doucette@sunmedia.ca
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2011/04/20/18043836.html
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April 15, 2011.
Father of dead student seeks justice
'It felt like the sky had collapsed,' says friend who found webcam victim
Published On Tue Apr 19 2011
A photo of Liu Qian (above) has been circulated among several of the Toronto-based Chinese-language online forums by friends who commiserated over her death. The photo has been published in two of Canada's largest Chinese daily newspapers, Sing Tao and Ming Pao.
A photo of Liu Qian (above) has been circulated among several of the Toronto-based Chinese-language online forums by friends who commiserated over her death. The photo has been published in two of Canada's largest Chinese daily newspapers, Sing Tao and Ming Pao.
Curtis Rush and Nicholas Keung Staff Reporters
The York University student found dead in her home after a struggle with an intruder was being stalked by a rejected suitor, says a friend.
The friend's claims were posted and circulated on popular Toronto-based Chinese-language online chat rooms. The friend also said he was interviewed for 12 hours at 31 Division and that he gave police a statement.
The friend, who has not been identified, was at the scene when the landlord opened the door to Qian Liu's room and found her dead.
“The suspect once shared the same house with Liu,” the friend wrote online.
“The suspect was chasing after her, but she refused, then he started stalking her by texting her all the time,” the man wrote.
Investigators say they have no information that the 23-year-old native of Beijing was being stalked.
It is believed Liu moved into 27 Aldwinckle Heights, just south of the university, in January.
While police cruisers guarded the Aldwinckle residence Monday, forensic teams were scouring another multi-unit building a few blocks away on Haynes Ave. Both homes are believed to have the same landlord.
Pictures circulating in the Chinese chat rooms over the weekend identifying Liu were taken down on Monday.
Sing Tao, a Toronto-based Chinese language newspaper, published a photo of Liu, but police would not confirm her identity.
Police will only confirm that an intruder interrupted an overseas online webcam chat that Liu was having at about 1 a.m. Friday, and that the person she was speaking to witnessed part of the events.
The online post said the “witness” Liu was chatting to via the webcam was actually her boyfriend of the past seven years. Liu answered a knock at the door, police say the “witness” told them, and a struggle ensued.
The intruder is believed to have thrown down Liu's cellphone and turned off her laptop, which is now missing. Police are searching for an IBM T400 ThinkPad.
The “witness” in China saw some of what was going on. He frantically tried to summon help, but it was late and people were asleep.
It wasn't until 8:30 a.m. Saturday that friends, including the one who posted in the chat room, got the distressed email message. By the time the landlord was notified, it wasn't until 10:30 a.m. that her body was discovered.
“The landlord opened the door; it felt like the sky had collapsed,” the friend, who was at the scene when the door was opened, wrote in the chat room.
“My legs were shivering. I also collapsed.”
He reported that Liu's hair was dishevelled, her pyjamas were pulled all the way above her chest and beside her leg was her underwear.
Her hand was pointing at the door of her bedroom as if she were crying for help.
“I called 911 but I couldn't spit out one single word,” he wrote, adding that he ran upstairs to get help from her housemates.
“I saw what Liu posted on her page a couple of days ago, I just feel so sad,” the online post read. “She said she wanted to go back to China. She missed home.”
Liu was studying at the York University English Language Institute on a student visa.
Police continue to wait for a coroner's report and toxicology tests to determine the cause of Liu's death because there was no obvious sign of trauma or sexual assault.
Police, however, are not working on the theory that the victim had been given a lethal injection, despite other published reports.
Another picture of Liu with a Caucasian man has also been circulating on the Internet.
Police have interviewed the man in that picture and are in the process of verifying his story.
Police say they have no grounds to hold him.
In the online post, Liu was described as courteous and hardworking. She would be careful not to make noise when cooking and went to the library until late at night by herself.
In a statement, Mamdouh Shoukri, the president of York University, called the death “a terrible tragedy.”
“Our entire community mourns the loss of a promising young student.”
http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/article/976364--police-name-victim-in-york-webcam-death
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2011-04-20
LIBERTAD DIGITAL
Una joven china ha sido asesinada en la Universidad de York en Toronto mientras hablaba con su novio a través de una cámara web. Su pareja, residente en China, ha presenciado como un desconocido entraba en la habitación de la víctima y forcejeaba con ella. El joven pidió ayuda a los compañeros de universidad de su novia, que no pudieron hacer nada.
La víctima, Qian Liu, tenía 23 años y estudiaba en una universidad de Toronto. En el momento en el que se produjeron los hechos se encontraba hablando con su pareja, residente en China, a través de Internet. Según la declaración del novio, Qian Liu interrumpió su conversación tras sonar la puerta de su habitación. Al abrirla entro un hombre desconocido que, tras solicitar usar el móvil de la joven, comenzó a forcejear con ella.
Según el novio de la víctima, durante este forcejeo perdió de vista a su novia y a su agresor. Automáticamente intentó alertar a los compañeros de universidad de su novia para que fueran en su auxilio y alertasen a las autoridades. El joven utilizó Internet y redes sociales para intentar alertar de la agresión.
"El testigo online se preocupó y de contactar con varias personas e hizo un llamamiento para que fuesen a comprobar que su novia se encontraba bien", ha explicado el sargento de la policía de Toronto Frank Skubic en declaraciones recogidas por el diario británico The Telegraph.
Cuando la policía se personó en la habitación la joven china ya estaba muerta. Las autoridades han asegurado que cuentan con la descripción del sospechoso gracias a la declaración del novio de la víctima y que intentarán recuperar las imágenes de la cámara web para poder progresar con la investigación.
http://www.libertaddigital.com/sociedad/2011-04-20/un-joven-presencia-el-asesinato-de-su-novia-a-traves-de-su-webcam-1276421052/
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