{"id":208352,"date":"2019-04-04T02:05:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T06:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=208352"},"modified":"2019-04-04T02:05:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T06:05:30","slug":"second-man-arrested-in-alleged-abduction-of-chinese-student-in-markham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/04\/04\/second-man-arrested-in-alleged-abduction-of-chinese-student-in-markham\/","title":{"rendered":"Second man arrested in alleged abduction of Chinese student in Markham"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: “ARMED KIDNAPPING – We need your help to locate 22yr-old Wanzhen LU, kidnapped by 3 masked men, one armed with a taser from an underground parking garage at 15 Water Walk Dr, Markham.” (Photo<\/a>: YRP\/Twitter<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A second man involved in the alleged abduction of a Chinese student in Markham, Ont., has been arrested, police said Wednesday as authorities continued to search for two other suspects in the case.<\/p>\n

York Regional Police said they conducted a search of a home in Brampton, Ont., on Tuesday and arrested a 33-year-old man in connection with the alleged kidnapping of Wanzhen Lu last month.<\/p>\n

Const. Andy Pattenden said the arrested man’s name and the charges against him will be released once he is formally charged, which is expected to take place later Wednesday at a court in Newmarket, Ont.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the two remaining suspects, we want them to seek legal counsel and turn themselves in because it’s only a matter of time before we get them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Police have said 22-year-old Lu, who is studying at a Toronto school, was walking with a friend after parking his car in the underground parking garage of his condominium around 6 p.m. on March 23.<\/p>\n

They said security video shows three men jump out of a black, wheelchair accessible minivan while the driver remained behind the wheel.<\/p>\n

The three men, all wearing jackets with their hoods wrapped tight to their faces, allegedly grabbed Lu while one man shocked him repeatedly with a stun gun, then forced him into the van, which sped off.<\/p>\n

The latest arrest comes after another suspect, 37-year-old Abdullahi Adan of Toronto, turned himself in to police after a nationwide warrant was issued for his arrest.<\/p>\n

Adan faces four charges including kidnapping, forcible confinement, assault with a weapon and assault.<\/p>\n

Lu’s disappearance prompted a massive manhunt by York Regional Police. Lu’s family, distraught at the news, flew in from China during the search.<\/p>\n

A day after he vanished, a tip from the public helped locate the van that was seen in the security videos of the incident.<\/p>\n

About 72 hours later, a scared Lu showed up at a home some 150 kilometres away in Gravenhurst, Ont., asking for help. Police have theorized that the suspects may have dropped him off in the area earlier in the evening.<\/p>\n

Lu was treated at hospital with minor injuries and reunited with his family.<\/p>\n

Police have since said a ransom demand was made in the case, but didn’t say who it was made to, or if it was paid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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