Brian Dickson, 29, has been charged with first-degree murder, Tony Vella, Toronto police spokesman, told The Associated Press on Wednesday, shortly before a police news conference.
Police said the body of 23-year-old York University student Liu Qian was found on Friday in her apartment in Toronto a few hours after her boyfriend in China witnessed the attack. She was naked from the waist down and there were no obvious signs of sexual assault or trauma that would have led to her death.
Liu was chatting with her boyfriend, Meng Xianchao, by webcam at about 1am on Friday (local time) when a man knocked on the door, police said.
Meng reported seeing a struggle break out between the two before Liu's webcam was shut off. The friend contacted other friends in Toronto who in turn called police.
