Canadian convicted of murder seen through webcam

By Rob Gillies

Published April 8, 2014 12:42am ET

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Canadian convicted of murder seen through webcam — Ya Ru Zheng holds a photo of her daughter Qian Liu outside a courthouse in Toronto, on Monday, April 7, 2014. A jury has found 32-year-old Brian Dickson guilty of first-degree murder in the death of York University student Liu, from China. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Allison Jones) | Allison Jones

TORONTO (AP) — A man accused of attacking a Chinese student in her Toronto apartment as her ex-boyfriend watched via webcam from China was convicted Monday of first-degree murder.

The jury deliberated for four hours before delivering its verdict against Brian Dickson, 32. Justice Anne Molloy imposed a life sentence with a chance of parole after 25 years.

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