Court hears acupuncturist died from 88 stab and slash wounds as accused murderer ordered to stand trial

A Calgary judge has orderedJinQingHuang to stand trial on a charge of first-degree murder after acupuncturistTiejun Huang died from 88 stab and slash wounds in June 2016.

Provincial court Judge Bruce Fraser made his decision following a two day preliminary inquiry.

Both the victim and the accused share the same last name but they are not related.

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JinQing's wife was at a massage and acupuncture appointment at Calgary's Perpetual Wellness Clinic when she heard her husband confront Tiejun, according to her testimony on Wednesday.

"Who asked you to have an affair with my wife," Jin Qing said, according to his wifeYujuanLiang,who gave evidence through a Cantonese interpreter.

"I haven't had an affair with your wife," the acupuncturist replied, according to Liang's account.

She went on to describe the sounds Tiejun made as he was dying.

'You killed a person'

Though there is normally apublication ban on evidence presented at a preliminary inquiry, lawyersAdrianoIovinelliand BenLeungdid not ask for one.

Jin Qing, according to his wife, had been suffering "mood issues" leading up to the killing. Liang testified sheheard the attack and saw the aftermath,berating her husband once she realized Tiejun was dead.

"'You killed a person and he's a doctor," she yelled at him.

Prosecutors Darren Maloney and Trevor Fik's final witness at the inquirty wasmedical examiner Bamidele Adeagbo.

Hefound Tiejun died of blood loss and traumatic brain injury after suffering 88 "sharp force" injuries, including 61 stab wounds and 27 slash wounds.

A date for Jin Qing's trial will be set in July.

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