A 38-year-old man was sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison for the 2024 death of his wife at a home on the University of British Columbia Endowment Lands.
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A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison in connection with the March 2024 death of his wife at a home on Shortcut Road in the University of British Columbia Endowment Lands.
Homicide investigators say Yang (Christopher) Liang was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Men Cheung, 26, at the residence.
Liang pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Sept. 14.
The sentence, delivered on Thursday, also includes a lifetime firearms ban and a DNA order, and follows Liang’s time in custody for about 11 months prior to sentencing.
Investigators said Cheung was strangled and beaten to death, and Justice Carla Forth described the killing as a “brutal” one.
Sgt. Freda Fong of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said the case is a “tragic reminder” of the possible “devastating consequences” of intimate partner violence.
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