A man who was arrested last fall in connection with the death of a Japanese student has been charged with second-degree murder, Vancouver police announced Friday. RCMP arrested William Victor Schneider, 49, on Sept. 28, 2016, in Vernon, B.C, the same day police discovered the body of Natsumi Kogawa in a mansion in Vancouver's West End. Police confirmed last fall that Schneider was the man seen with Kogawa in a widely-distributed surveillance photo. At the time of his arrest last fall, Schneider was charged with indignity to a human body. Crown Counsel has now approved the more serious charge of second-degree murder against Schneider, Vancouver police said in a statement.

Source: CBC News February 10, 2017 18:47 UTC