Missing Markham woman’s husband pleads for help
Posted June 15, 2011 11:03 am.
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The husband of a missing Markham woman joined police Wednesday afternoon in a public appeal for help in the case.
“I think my wife is a very nice person and is very outgoing,” Ruo Zhao Wei said through a translator in Aurora. “I’m hoping anyone with information will come forward.”
Earlier this month, the York homicide unit took over the case of Fang Lin, the 40-year-old single mother of a teenaged boy who disappeared in April.
She was last seen on April 21, near Bayview and 16th avenues in Richmond Hill, minutes after calling a friend she was meeting for dinner.
Two days later, police found her Porsche Cayenne SUV in the parking lot of a plaza about five kilometres away, also used by Casino Rama and Fallsview Casino shuttle buses.
She has not spoken to any of her family or friends since and has not used any of her bank accounts. Ruo said he last spoke to his wife over the phone more than a week before she went missing.
The couple has been married for six years, but Ruo lives in Mississauga to be close to his job while Fang was renting a high-end condo north of the city, according to 680News.
Detectives say she spent time in the VIP sections of casinos in Ontario and Quebec and, though unemployed, often lent money to business associates – none of whom had any disputes with her.
They do not believe she disappeared intentionally and have reached a dead end in their investigation.
Fang is Chinese with a light complexion; 5 feet, 3 inches tall; and 119 pounds with a thin build. She has shoulder-length brown hair, brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a black sweater and black skirt.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 1-866-287-5025, ext. 7865 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (4877).
