A Richmond man accused of first-degree murder in connection with a man found dead in North Vancouver Sept. 28 has been denied bail by a B.C. Supreme Court justice.
Tianyi Zhang, 23, is charged with the murder of Peng Sun, a man in his early 20s, whose body was found in North Vancouver Sept. 29 – possibly inside a white Bentley that was the focus of police investigation in the 900-block of Wellington Drive.
A B.C. Supreme Court justice rejected Zhang’s request to be released on bail May 18.
Zhang and another Richmond man, Casey James Hiscoe, 21 – have both been charged with kidnapping Sun between Sept. 27 and 29 in North Vancouver. The two men also face charges of kidnapping Sun with intent to hold him for ransom during the same time period. They also face charges of interfering with a dead body.
The two were among four men who were arrested by police officers when they converged on Wellington Drive around 3 a.m. Sept. 29 in response to an investigation involving several jurisdictions across the Lower Mainland. Zhang has been held in custody since his arrest.
Hiscoe has been released on $25,000 bail and must abide by conditions that include living with his mother in Richmond, obeying a house arrest curfew and handing over his passport to authorities.
Charges against the two other men arrested were later dropped.
Few details have been released about the case, including whether there is a connection between Sun and any of the accused.
A preliminary hearing – held to determine if there is enough evidence for a trial – is scheduled for December in North Vancouver provincial court.
