Toronto police patrols seen surrounding an area off the eastbound Highway 401 in Pickering. CityNews chopper
A 60-year-old man is facing a murder charge after the body of a missing Toronto woman was discovered off the eastbound portion of Highway 401 in Pickering.
Toronto police say 67-year-old Yuk Kwan Chu was found deceased in a ditch near Whites Road, just after midnight on July 11, 2025.
Investigators say she had been reported missing two days earlier from the Scarborough area and considered her disappearance to be “suspicious.”
That same day, a man who police believe was the woman’s common-law partner was arrested and charged with aggravated assault.
Zhi Kuang, 60, of Toronto, now faces an upgraded charge of first-degree murder.
Police say Kuang is cooperating with the investigation.
This is Toronto’s 20th homicide of 2025.