A man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his partner in a Montreal suburb was out on bail for uttering threats against her when she was killed.
Shilei Du was charged Monday with the killing of 29-year-old Guangmei Ye in Candiac, Que., about 15 kilometres southwest of Montreal.
Sgt. Frédéric Deshaies of the Quebec provincial police says their investigators were called by local police to a home in Candiac at about noon on Sunday.
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The charges filed at the Longueuil courthouse against 36-year-old Du allege the killing took place on or around Nov. 7.
According to court files, Du had previously appeared at the same courthouse for allegedly uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm against Ye on Sept. 7.
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Du pleaded not guilty the following day and was released on bail one day later. He had been present in court on the uttering threats charges on Nov. 6.
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Du, whose current address is listed in Montreal, was arrested on Sunday at the home where Ye was killed.
The case is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 19.
