Suspect in Markham Realtor’s Murder Fled Canada for Hong Kong, Police Confirm

York Regional Police have confirmed that the suspect wanted in connection with the murder of prominent Markham realtor Yuk-Ying (Anita) Mui has fled Canada and travelled to Hong Kong.

Zhixiong Marko Hu, 47, is the subject of a Canada-wide warrant for first-degree murder issued earlier this week.

Police spokesperson Const. Lisa Moskaluk informed the media that border officials have verified Hu’s departure from Canada. “He left for Hong Kong; nobody knows where he is after that,” Moskaluk said. However, authorities have not disclosed Hu’s exact time or date of departure.

He is accused of killing Mui, whose disappearance and subsequent death earlier this month has shocked the local community. Mui, a well-known realtor with Century 21 Atria, was last seen leaving her Markham home around 9:30 a.m. on August 9. A colleague reported that one of her sons last spoke with her around 11 a.m., but she could not be reached afterwards.

Police believe Mui visited a large rural property on Vandorf Sideroad in Stouffville on the day she went missing, possibly for a real estate transaction.

It is presumed she disappeared from this location. On the afternoon of her disappearance, Mui’s white 2024 Mercedes-Benz SUV was found in a Scarborough parking lot.

Three days later, on August 12, burned human remains were discovered by Ontario Provincial Police in the Parry Sound District, more than 220 kilometres from where she lived.

Authorities have linked two vehicles to Hu: a white 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van and a grey 2021 Porsche Cayenne SUV, both of which have been seized. Investigators believe the Porsche may have had a different license plate attached on the day Mui went missing.

In addition to Hu, police have identified three teenagers, two from Toronto and one from Whitby, as persons of interest in the case. While these youths are currently facing fraud charges, authorities are investigating whether they were involved in Mui’s death.

York Regional Police are continuing their investigation and are exploring potential connections between Hu and the teenagers.

Police Chief Jim MacSween highlighted the concerning rise in homicides in the region, with 15 reported this year, nearly double the total from last year. He assured the public that all recent homicides were targeted, and none were random acts of violence.

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