Warrant issued for suspect in murder of Markham real estate agent [Video]

A suspect who is the subject of a Canada-wide warrant in connection with the murder of Markham real estate agent Yuk-Ting Anita Mui may have fled the country, York Regional Police say.

On Wednesday, police announced that  47-year-old Zhixiong Marko Hu was wanted for first-degree murder in Mui’s death.

“We do believe that he may not be in Ontario hence why we put out a Canada-wide warrant. There is a belief that he has fled the country. To where, we don’t know,” Const. Lisa Moskaluk told CP24 on Wednesday afternoon.

“We are working with our Canada Border Services Agency. And that is also why we put out a Canada-wide warrant. That gives us the opportunity to alert other police services across the country as well as flag him at our borders.”

Mui, 56, was reported missing by her family on Aug. 9.

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