Man, 36, charged with 1st-degree murder of partner on Montreal's South Shore

Shilei Du, 36, was charged Monday morning with the premeditated murder of his partner, Guangmei Ye, whose body was found Sunday in a residence on Fontenelle Street in Candiac, Que.

Guangmei Ye, 29, was a data analysis expert at investment banking compay Morgan Stanley.

Local police, withthe Rgie intermunicipale de Police Roussillon, arrived at the Fontenelle Street residence after receiving a call at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Candiac is on Montreal's South Shore.

Once there, policediscovered the victim's body and immediately transferred the investigation to the Sret du Qubec (SQ).

At the scene, police arrested Du. Provincial policetechnicians went through the house and investigators met with the man, according to an SQ spokesperson. The victim's death is believed to have occurred around Nov. 7.

In September, Shilei Du had been charged with criminal harassment in a domestic violence context, accused of making death threats against his partner. On Oct. 15, he was released pending trial.