Preliminary hearing for man charged in “webcam murder” set in January

Tamara Khandaker
Contributor
A date for a preliminary hearing has been set for the man charged with the murder of a York student in what is now known as the “webcam death”.
According to Toronto police, the Crown is due to present its evidence against 29-year-old Brian Dickson January 30, 2012. It will be determined at that time whether the provided evidence is substantial enough to proceed to trial.
When questioned on the status of his client, Dickson’s lawyer Robert Nuttall replies that “nobody likes to be locked up on a first-degree murder charge.”

Dickson — who once attended York and was part of the McLaughlin College Council — was charged in connection with the death of international student Qian ‘Necole’ Liu in April.
Liu was found dead in her basement apartment home in the Village with no signs of trauma or sexual assault, despite being unclothed from the waist down.
Liu’s parents collected her remains following the autopsy and funeral service.
Dickson made a brief appearance in court August 16. He is due in court again October 26.