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Man who killed and dismembered ex gets life without chance of parole for 18 years



“It may well be that his mother assisted him,” despite the Crown’s position that Jiang was the sole perpetrator, she said.


“Nothing in the sentence can bring Ms. Liu back,” Miller told the court. Rather, the ruling “is meant to express the community’s repugnance for this conduct.”

That Liu was killed in a “brutal attack” by a former boyfriend is considered an aggravating factor, the judge said, as are Jiang’s efforts to cover his tracks by destroying evidence and desecrating her body.

However, the judge dismissed the Crown’s argument that the attack showed “elements of planning,” which would justify a longer period of parole ineligibility.




During his trial, Jiang pinned the murder on his mother, testifying the 66-year-old woman stabbed and dismembered Liu in a fit of rage over allegedly stolen jewelry. He admitted to helping her dispose of Liu’s remains and cover up the crime.

His mother died of natural causes shortly after his arrest.


Asked outside court whether her client would appeal, Wells would only say that Jiang “is considering his options.”


“This was an attack that was prolonged, it was persistent, it was savage, it was heartless and it was cowardly,” he said.
