Life female student attacked while friend watches on web cam

crazycoffey · 04-19-2011, 03:11 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/18/...ex.html?hpt=C1

CNN) -- A 23-year-old exchange student, attacked in her Toronto apartment while a friend in China watched via computer webcam, was found dead there hours later, police say.

Toronto Police on Monday identified the student as Qian (Necole) Liu of Beijing. She was talking early Friday morning to a male friend from home when a man allegedly knocked on her door, asking to use her phone, police said in a news release.

The online witness said he saw Liu and the unknown man struggle for a time before the attacker turned off her laptop, the news release said.
The friend in China then started a desperate bid to find out what happened, CNN-affiliate CTV reported.

Ten hours later, police arrived at the basement apartment to find Liu's body, naked from the waist down. Her laptop was missing.
"It was obvious that she had been dead for some period of time," Detective Sgt. Frank Skubic said in the news release.

The cause of the death is yet to be determined, the news release said. There were no obvious signs of sexual assault or severe physical trauma, and police are awaiting toxicology reports, it said.

Police are unsure whether Liu, an exchange student at York University, knew the man. The attacker was described as white, age 20 to 30, 6 feet tall, weighing 175 to 200 pounds, with a muscular build and medium-length brown hair, and wearing a blue crew-neck T-shirt.

With no suspects and no one in custody, police have been questioning neighbors, CTV reported. A cell phone found in the apartment is also undergoing forensic examination, police said.

York University President Mamdouh Shoukri released a statement saying, "Qian's death is a terrible tragedy and our entire community mourns the loss of a promising young student."

Liu's family is currently on their way to Canada from China, CTV reported.
A call to police seeking further comment was not immediately returned.

This is not the first time a crime has been captured by webcam. In the most notorious incident, Meleanie Hain of Lebanon, Pennsylvania was shot dead in 2009 while talking to a friend via webcam. The friend was looking away when he heard a shot and a scream, police said. Upon looking back at the screen, the friend saw Hain's husband firing a handgun at where his wife had been, they said. Police later found both Hain and her husband dead in their home

JOhn · 04-19-2011, 04:41 AM

WOW.....

factortobe · 04-19-2011, 05:09 AM

No more web cams for me

Deberg_1990 · 04-19-2011, 10:01 AM

Why did it take 10 hours for the police to arrive?

Sofa King · 04-19-2011, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Why did it take 10 hours for the police to arrive?

this

**RealSNR** · 04-19-2011, 10:11 AM

Was she performing at open-mic night at a coffee bar?

**Saul Good** · 04-19-2011, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Why did it take 10 hours for the police to arrive?

Evidently, they called the Chinese policeman, and he drives rearry, rearry srowry.

**Lzen** · 04-19-2011, 10:19 AM

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There were no obvious signs of sexual assault

Uhhhh......????

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Ten hours later, police arrived at the basement apartment to find Liu's body, naked from the waist down.

Real quality police work there.

Mr. Plow · 04-19-2011, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

Evidently, they called the Chinese policeman, and he drives rearry, rearry srowry.

I'm going to hell.

**Rain Man** · 04-19-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Why did it take 10 hours for the police to arrive?

The friend was in China, which is 12 hours ahead in time zones. So when he called, the crime had already been committed 12 hours earlier. Therefore, the police actually arrived two hours before the crime was committed, saw nothing wrong, and left. Tragic.

**Rain Man** · 04-19-2011, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Lzen

Uhhhh......????

Real quality police work there.

I've long suspected that most people chatting on the Internet are naked from the waist down.

jjjayb · 04-19-2011, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

The friend was in China, which is 12 hours ahead in time zones. So when he called, the crime had already been committed 12 hours earlier. Therefore, the police actually arrived two hours before the crime was committed, saw nothing wrong, and left. Tragic.

ClevelandBronco · 04-19-2011, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

I've long suspected that most people chatting on the Internet are naked from the waist down.

It's true. If I don't lay everyth ing carefully in plac e, I get a lot of unintended spa ce bar ac tion in my po sts.

**notorious** · 04-19-2011, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

The friend was in China, which is 12 hours ahead in time zones. So when he called, the crime had already been committed 12 hours earlier. Therefore, the police actually arrived two hours before the crime was committed, saw nothing wrong, and left. Tragic.

This is why I don't trust the Chinese.

They watch Monday Night Football on Tuesday for ****s sakes!

Valiant · 04-19-2011, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Why did it take 10 hours for the police to arrive?

Probably took time for him to et chinese police. For them to believe him. Then them figuring out where she lived. Getting ahold of the right district. Probably had to find a translator. Tell the police her name. Figure out where she lived and get there.

Surprised it did not take days.

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