After a 35-year-old man charged with murdering his estranged wife made his first appearance in court Monday, his father told how he believes in the justice of the law and will let it take its course.
Lancy Hu, a 27-year-old mother with two young children, disappeared from her Burnaby home on July 15.
The trail seemed to go cold this summer, and Hu's parents travelled from China to make a tearful public plea that she be returned safely.
On Sunday, police reported that her body was discovered in a suitcase by two boaters in the Fraser River near Steveston on Aug. 27, just two days after her parents pleaded for her return.
The victim's husband, Zhongming "James" Mou, displayed no emotion while standing in the prisoner's dock in Port Coquitlam Provincial Court Monday, wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt. Mou is charged with committing first-degree murder on or about July 16 in Coquitlam, where the separated couple owns a home.
Reached at his home in Richmond, the accuseds father, Huaichuan Mou didn't offer any words of support for his son.
"We are shocked, we are astounded to see such a tragedy," he said.
Huaichuan Mou indicated he and his wife will raise the two children.
"They lost their mother and now they've lost their father," Huaichuan Mou said.
"The burden of life, the torture of life is too grievous for us. But as a man I have to face up to the difficulty and make everything better for the grandchildren."
Hu's children have been in the care of Mou's parents since July 15.
According to court records, a family law case between Zhongming Mou and Hu was filed June 2. Court records indicate Mou was under a court order resulting from "fear of injury/damage by another person" in 2007.
Mou's case was adjourned for a week.
