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Charged in wife's murder

A Toronto hospital has released a statement after a neurosurgeon was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, a family doctor.

Police say 40-year-old Elana Fric Shamji was reported missing Wednesday night, and her body was found by the side of a road in Vaughan, Ont., on Thursday afternoon.

She was involved with the Ontario Medical Association, and worked at the Scarborough and Rouge Hospital in Toronto's east end.

The hospital released a statement Saturday morning, saying that they are shocked and saddened at Fric Shamji's death, and are working to ensure her patients' needs are met.

Fric Shamji's husband, Mohamed Shamji, is a neurosurgeon at Toronto Western Hospital, and a faculty member at the University of Toronto.

Det. Sgt. Steve Ryan said in a press conference Friday night that Fric Shamji died of strangulation and blunt force trauma.

He says Shamji, 40, was arrested and charged Friday night at a coffee shop in Mississauga, Ont., just west of Toronto.

They had been married for 12 years and had three young children, Ryan said.

Shamji appeared in court Saturday morning, and media reports say he was remanded in custody until Dec. 20.



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