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Body parts found in Mississauga and Scarborough over the past week were the remains of Guang Hua Liu, a single mother of three from Scarborough, Peel police said today.
The 41-year-old woman had owned and operated a “now defunct spa” on Eglinton Ave. in Scarborough, police said.
She was last seen on Aug. 10 when she was dropped off at work by friends, police said.
“We have no reason to believe this is anything but an isolated case,” homicide Det.-Insp. George Koekkoek said at a noon news conference in Mississauga.
Police have no suspect, with Koekkoek describing the case as a “wide-open investigation.”
He expected investigators would wrap up their search in Scarborough on Tuesday afternoon.
More body parts have yet to be recovered, he said.
Liu, a Canadian citizen, had one adult and two younger children, Koekkoek said, and lived in a condo on Huntingwood Dr. The building is near creek by the Tam O’Shanter Golf Course, where some of the body parts were found in Scarborough on Saturday.
Neither she nor her spa were known to police, he said.
Her remains had been in the water for five to seven days, he said.
On Aug. 14, Toronto police issued a missing person bulletin, saying she was last seen at 6:30 p.m. the previous Friday.
The bulletin described her as “5-foot-1, 108 lbs., with thin eyebrows that are tattooed, and long, straight auburn/brown hair.”
“Police are concerned for her safety,” the bulletin said.
On Monday, police said they were close to identifying the remains and had contacted some families of missing women in the Toronto and the Peel region.
A woman’s head, foot and two hands were discovered in the Credit River in Mississauga, west of Toronto, last week.
Police confirmed that an arm, two calves and a thigh were found around West Highland Creek on the weekend.
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Star reporter makes grisly discovery in Scarborough creek
The 41-year-old woman had owned and operated a “now defunct spa” on Eglinton Ave. in Scarborough, police said.
She was last seen on Aug. 10 when she was dropped off at work by friends, police said.
“We have no reason to believe this is anything but an isolated case,” homicide Det.-Insp. George Koekkoek said at a noon news conference in Mississauga.
Police have no suspect, with Koekkoek describing the case as a “wide-open investigation.”
He expected investigators would wrap up their search in Scarborough on Tuesday afternoon.
More body parts have yet to be recovered, he said.
Liu, a Canadian citizen, had one adult and two younger children, Koekkoek said, and lived in a condo on Huntingwood Dr. The building is near creek by the Tam O’Shanter Golf Course, where some of the body parts were found in Scarborough on Saturday.
Neither she nor her spa were known to police, he said.
Her remains had been in the water for five to seven days, he said.
On Aug. 14, Toronto police issued a missing person bulletin, saying she was last seen at 6:30 p.m. the previous Friday.
The bulletin described her as “5-foot-1, 108 lbs., with thin eyebrows that are tattooed, and long, straight auburn/brown hair.”
“Police are concerned for her safety,” the bulletin said.
On Monday, police said they were close to identifying the remains and had contacted some families of missing women in the Toronto and the Peel region.
A woman’s head, foot and two hands were discovered in the Credit River in Mississauga, west of Toronto, last week.
Police confirmed that an arm, two calves and a thigh were found around West Highland Creek on the weekend.
FROM THE STAR:
Star reporter makes grisly discovery in Scarborough creek
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