WEST VANCOUVER – A 54-year-old man has been arrested after what police are calling a suspicious death in a West Vancouver home.
Police in West Vancouver say a charge of second-degree murder has now been laid against a man already accused of interfering with a dead body.
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Fifty-four-year-old Li Zhao remains in custody pending his next court appearance on Monday.
Police were called to a house in the tony British Properties last week after receiving reports of a violent confrontation.
Zhao was taken into custody early Sunday with the help of the Vancouver Police Department, as part of an agreement to investigate suspicious deaths in West Vancouver.
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They say forensic investigators have now finished their work at the residence.
Police have said Zhao and the deceased person, a 42-year-old man, knew each other.
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