Canton Township man facing murder charges in death of wife
Michael Shaonan Shen, 30, is accused of the strangulation death of his wife, Yu Zhao, 30. Shao of New York, N.Y. and Shen were living in Canton at the time of her death. According to police reports, Canton police officers were dispatched to a home in the 200 block of Pinehurst Drive at about 3:30 p.m. Sept. 8 in response to a report of a person not breathing.
Responding officers reported observing the victim in a bedroom of the home. She was unresponsive, according to official reports, and when township medics arrived she was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Following an investigation, prosecutors allege that Shen strangled his wife at about 1 a.m. Sept. 8 causing her death. Shen was arraigned Sept. 11 before 35th District Court Judge James Plakas and remanded to jail without bond.
