Suspect in murder of Markham real estate agent has fled to Hong Kong: police [Video]

A suspect in the murder of a Toronto-area woman whose burned remains were found earlier this month has fled Canada, police said Thursday, adding an international dimension to the weeks-long investigation.

York Regional Police said the Canada Border Services Agency confirmed 47-year-old Zhixiong Marko Hu, of Markham, travelled to Hong Kong. A spokesperson for the border agency said Hu left Canada on Aug.12.

“We continue to actively investigate and pursue,” Const. Lisa Moskaluk, a media relations officer for the police force, said in a phone interview.

Yuk-Ying Anita Mui, a 56-year-old woman from Markham, was reported missing by her family on Aug. 9 and her burned remains were found three days later in the cottage-country community of Parry Sound, Ont.

Police have said they believe Mui went missing from an address in Stouffville, Ont., where she had been conducting a real estate transaction, and that she was targeted.

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