Ontario murder suspect arrested in Montreal

At least one suspect in a murder in Ontario was arrested at the Casino de Montreal on Friday by the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), in support of the Ontario police, learned The Press.

Shichao Dong and Lina Rong, aged 38 and 37 respectively, have been the subject of a Canada-wide arrest warrant since December 14.

They are charged with the first degree murder of a woman, which occurred in the town of Markham, about thirty kilometers north of Toronto, on December 4. Both are considered armed and dangerous by the authorities.

The victim was found dead in an apartment on Buchanan Street. A post-mortem investigation had determined that it was a homicide.

According to our information, SPVM officers arrested at least one suspect in connection with this case at the Casino de Montréal on Friday, in support of the York Regional Police.

Already accused of kidnapping

Last April, Shichao Dong had already been charged in another crime involving the abduction of a woman to repay a sum lost in gambling.

The victim had been found in a hotel in Markham by the police, in the company of Mr. Dong and two other people, arrested on the spot. During this intervention, it was the Montreal police who alerted the local authorities to the possible abduction of the woman, according to the local media Durham Radio News.

Mr. Dong was charged with, among other things, kidnapping, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and careless use of a firearm.

With information from Daniel Renaud, The Press