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Cecilia Zhang
[[Image:cecilia.jpg|right|frame|Photo of Cecilia Zhang]]

'''Dong-Yue Zhang''' (張東嶽), ([[March 30]] [[1994]] &mdash; [[October 20]] [[2003]]), known as '''Cecilia Zhang''', was a 9-year-old girl who went missing from her [[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]] family home in fall 2003, making Canadian and international headlines. Her remains were found months later in [[Mississauga, Ontario]]. First-degree murder charges were laid in July 2004.

(contracted; show full)d of murder but had not yet been put on trial, stating that "he is not just a murderer. This is the most despicable of criminals. This is a child murderer."  Several prominent members of the legal community felt that the Peel police chief had crossed a line by disregarding Chen's [[presumption of innocence]], which could have tainted his right to a fair trial.

Min Chen pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on May 09, 2006.  According to an agreed statement of facts read out in a [[Brampton
, Ontario|Brampton]], Ontario courthouse, Chen was failing in his college studies and feared deportation back to his native [[China]].  He desperately needed $25,000 to enter into a marriage of convenience as a means of obtaining right of permanent residence in Canada.  He planned to kidnap Cecilia for ransom, hoping even to return her the same day after delivery of the money from her parents.

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[[Category:2003 deaths|Zhang, Cecilia]]
[[Category:Canadian murder victims|Zhang, Cecilia]]
[[Category:Murdered children|Zhang, Cecilia]]
[[Category:Torontonians|Zhang, Cecilia]]
[[Category:Chinese Canadians|Zhang, Cecilia]]

[[fr:Affaire Cecilia Zhang]]