(York Regional Police)
UPDATE: CANADA-WIDE WARRANT ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF YUK-YING ANITA MUI
Posted on Wednesday August 28, 2024

Investigators with the York Regional Police Homicide Unit have issued a Canada-wide warrant for 47-year-old Zhixiong Marko HU, wanted for First Degree Murder in connection with the disappearance and death of Yuk-Ying Anita MUI.

On Friday, August 9, 2024, MUI was reported missing by family after they had not heard from her since 11 a.m. Later that day, her white 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE450 sport utility vehicle (SUV) was located in the area of Finch Avenue East and Warden Avenue, in the City of Toronto.

On August 12, 2024, Ontario Provincial Police officers reported that burned human remains were located in the area of Avro Arrow Road and Highway 400, in the Town of Parry Sound. On August 21, 2024, the Office of the Chief Coroner positively identified the deceased as MUI.

Through investigation, it was learned that suspects were in possession of property belonging to MUI. As a result, three youths were charged with firearms and fraud-related offences. A fourth suspect has since been identified as being involved in her disappearance.

On August 27, 2024, a Canada-wide warrant for First Degree Murder was issued for 47-year-old ZhixiongMarko HU, from the City of Markham.

Investigators have seized two vehicles associated to HU, a white 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van with Ontario licence plate CWHW720 and a grey 2021 Porsche Cayenne SUV with Ontario licence plate CTZT172. Investigators also believe this Porsche may have had a different licence plate attached to it on August 9, 2024, or in the days leading up to that date. They are asking anyone who may information or may have seen these vehicles to please contact them.

Wanted:
Zhixiong Marko HU, 47, of City of Markham

Charge:
First Degree Murder

Vehicle 1:
White, 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van
Ontario licence plate CWHW720

Vehicle 2:
Grey, 2021 Porsche Cayenne SUV
Ontario licence plates CTZT172 and CHCD989

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Canada-wide warrant issued for suspect in Markham woman’s death
Zhixiong Marko Hu is wanted for 1st-degree murder in connection with the death of Anita Mui, police say

Zhixiong Marko Hu, 47, is wanted for first-degree murder in connection with the death and disappearance of Anita Mui, York Regional Police say. A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for his arrest. (York Regional Police)

Investigators have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a man wanted in connection with the death of a Markham woman who went missing under “suspicious circumstances” earlier this month, police say.

Zhixiong Marko Hu, 47, is wanted for first-degree murder related to the death and disappearance of Yuk-Ying (Anita) Mui, a 56-year-old realtor, York Regional Police said Wednesday.

Mui’s family reported her missing on Aug. 9 and her SUV was later found in the area of Finch Avenue E. and Warden Avenue, police said last week.

Const. Lisa Moskaluk said Wednesday police are investigating whether Mui was meeting Hu for a real estate appointment that afternoon at a property on Vandorf Sideroad in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ont.

On Aug. 12, officers found burned human remains just outside Parry Sound, Ont., about 230 kilometres north of Toronto, police said. The Office of the Chief Coroner later positively identified the deceased as Mui. Police are investigating her death as a homicide.

Police are digging into the disappearance and murder of a Markham real estate agent. Homicide detectives confirmed on Thursday morning that human remains found burned in Parry Sound earlier this week belong to 56-year-old Anita Mui. CBC’s Chris Glover has the latest on the investigation.

Any other information on Hu’s connection to Mui, or his motive, isn’t being released to “protect the integrity of the investigation in any further prosecution,” Moskaluk said, but investigators believe they have enough grounds to lay charges and issue the warrant.

Hu had no prior convictions and was not known to police, Moskaluk said.

Police believe Hu may have left the country, she said.

Suspect vehicles also seized

Moskaluk said investigators have seized two vehicles associated with Hu: a white 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van with the Ontario license plate number CWHW720 and a grey 2021 Porsche Cayenne SUV with the plate number CTZT172. The Porsche may have had a different license plate on Aug. 9, she said.

Police believe Mui was transported in the seized van, Moskaluk said. They are asking anyone who may have seen the vehicle in the days before or after Mui’s disappearance to come forward.

On Thursday, three teenagers were charged in connection with the case, with investigators alleging they were in possession of property belonging to Mui. Police say they believe the teens used Mui’s credit cards at locations around the GTA after her disappearance.

The teenagers were all charged with fraud and one also faces several firearms charges, police say.

“Any connection between Hu and Mui, or the three youths, is all still part of the investigation, and that investigation continues,” Moskaluk said.

Investigators are asking anyone with further information to contact them.

Mui’s alleged murder is one of the latest examples of a what police say is a worrying increase in violent crime in York Region.

At a news conference Tuesday, YRP Chief Jim MacSween said violent crime, including homicide, shootings and carjackings, have surged in the region this year.

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Police ID man accused of killing Ontario real estate agent, arrest warrant issued

York Regional Police say they have issued a Canada-wide warrant in connection with a suspect wanted for first-degree murder of an Ontario real estate agent whose remains were found burned.

Police said the warrant has been issued for 47-year-old Zhixiong Marko Hu for the disappearance and murder of Markham, Ont. woman Yuk-Ying Anita Mui, 56.

On Aug. 9, Mui was reported missing by her family after they had not heard from her, police said. Police called the disappearance at the time “suspicious” because the woman, who spoke regularly with her family, had been unreachable for days.

Investigators said her white 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE450 Sport was found about eight kilometres from her home in the Finch and Warden avenues area in Toronto. Police have said it is unclear how her vehicle got there.

The day she went missing Mui was supposed to visit a large rural property on Vandorf Sideroad in Stouffville related to her real estate business, police said.

A few days following her disappearance, on Aug. 12, police said officers with the Ontario Provincial Police reported that burned human remains were found near Avro Arrow Road and Highway 400 in the Town of Parry Sound, more than 200 kilometres from where she went missing.

The human remains were positively identified by the coroner’s office as those belonging to Mui.

Last week, police said three teens — two 17-year-olds and one 16-year-old — were found to be in possession of Mui’s property, such as credit cards that were allegedly used at multiple locations in the Greater Toronto Area. They were charged with fraud and firearm-related charges.

A fourth suspect was then identified “as being involved in her disappearance,” police said, and the country wide warrant was issued for Hu. Police told Global News investigators believe Mui was at the property on Vandorf Sideroad for a real estate deal with Hu but they are still working to determine the exact relationship between Mui and Hu.

Police said investigators have seized two of Hu’s vehicles, a white 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van — a similar style vehicle police said last week was a vehicle of interest in the case and possibly used to transport Mui — and a grey 2021 Porsche Cayenne SUV.

Anyone who may have seen these vehicles previously, or spot Hu, are asked to contact police.

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全国通缉华裔男子，涉杀地产经纪梅玉英
47岁万锦市民居胡志雄（译音 Zhixiong Marko Hu）涉嫌与地产女经纪梅玉英（Anita Mui）谋杀案有关被通缉。

约克区警方就万锦市地产女经纪梅玉英（Anita Mui）谋杀案发通缉令，缉捕47岁万锦市民居胡志雄（译音 Zhixiong Marko Hu），指他涉嫌一级谋杀罪，但相信他已不在加拿大境内。

约克警方周三表示，正在调查梅在8月9日失踪当日下午，是否在安大略省斯图夫维尔市（Whitchurch-Stouffville）Vandorf Sideroad一处房产与胡志雄会面。

警方表示，为免妨碍仍在进行中的调查，目前不会公布两人关系或其动机等信息。但调查人员表示，有足够理由签发逮捕令。

万锦市地产女经纪梅玉英（Anita Mui）。
万锦市地产女经纪梅玉英（Anita Mui）。

胡没有前科，警方也不认识他，但相信他可能已经出国。

调查人员又检获两辆胡的车辆：一辆是安省车牌号CWHW720、2019年款白色奔驰Sprinter面包车；另一辆是车牌号CTZT172、2021年款灰色保时捷Cayenne SUV。惟灰色保时捷在女死者失踪当日的车牌可能不同。

警方表示相信梅玉英是被这款白色的2019款奔驰Sprinter面包车运走。

警方相信梅是被该辆白色面包车运走的，呼吁任何见过该辆车的人提供线索。

尸体被烧

梅玉英的家人于8月9日报警称她失踪，警方随后在多伦多Finch Avenue E. 和Warden Avenue交界发现梅的白色2024奔驰SUV多用途座驾。

三日后，警方在多伦多以北约230公里的帕里湾（Parry Sound）外发现被焚烧过的遗骸。验尸官随后确认死者为梅玉英。

上周四，三名青少年被指控与此案有关，警方称各人在梅失踪后，在大多地区使用过她的信用卡。他们被控诈骗罪，其中一人还面临多项枪支指控。

警方指，胡志雄和梅玉英以及这三名青少年之间的联系，属调查的一部分。

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加拿大华人女子失踪遇害：警方对47岁男子发一级谋杀逮捕令

8月9日，加拿大警方接到失踪者家属报警电话称，56岁梅女士当日离家外出后失联，梅女士是当地知名房地产经纪人，也是社区活跃人士。此案披露后，受到华人社区广泛关注。
8月22日，当地警方证实，警方已于12日在距梅女士失踪地以北逾200公里外的帕里桑德发现一具被烧焦的遗体，经过验尸官确认，该遗骸正是失踪者梅女士。警方表示，有3名年龄为16至17岁的嫌疑人被警方以非法持有管制武器、5000加元以下欺诈、未遵守缓刑或释放令等多项罪名提起诉讼，但他们均未被指控任何与谋杀相关的罪名。据报道，3名嫌疑人中有人持有受害人的财物。警方透露，嫌疑人曾使用受害者的信用卡。

当地时间28日消息显示，警方于当天宣布锁定了这起谋杀案的嫌疑人，47岁的男子胡志雄（音）。警方表示，考虑到该男子可能已经离开加拿大境内，目前警方已经以一级谋杀的罪名，向加拿大全境发出了逮捕令，并称虽然逮捕令是针对加拿大国内范围，但警方的搜捕范围可能会更为广泛。
警员詹姆斯·迪克森表示，调查人员正在与加拿大边境服务局合作。“我们相信他可能已经逃出了加拿大。”迪克森说，“有信源表示，他有渠道可以离境。”但他同时表示，警方有办法锁定胡志雄，并让其落网。
胡志雄的登记地址为加拿大万锦市境内的一栋大楼内，此处原本为一家建筑公司，但目前建筑公司门口的名字已经被部分拆除。楼内一名男子表示，胡志雄是住宅建筑和装修行业的总承包商。警员丽莎·莫斯卡卢克周三表示，警方正在调查梅女士是否在案发当天与胡志雄进行过会面。莫斯卡卢克称，为了“进一步起诉时保护调查的完整性”，有关胡志雄与梅女士的关系以及作案动机等信息都不会被公布，但调查人员认为他们有足够的理由提出指控并发出逮捕令。
莫斯卡卢克称，胡志雄之前没有犯罪记录，警方呼吁知情者尽快与警方联系。