Family of slain doctor express gratitude for support as police search river
TORONTO — The family of a doctor found strangled and beaten to death in a suitcase on the side of the road expressed gratitude Friday for the outpouring of support that followed her tragic killing as police searched a river for more evidence.
Officers were looking for keys, a purse and cellphone belonging to Dr. Elana Fric-Shamji in the Humber River and near a bridge where her body was found, police said.
In their statement, relatives of Fric-Shamji, 40, whose neurosurgeon husband is charged in her death, said they were especially grateful for the support shown for her three young children.
“It has been a kindness for which we are very thankful,” they said in the statement. “We would also like to express thanks to the many friends, neighbours and colleagues who have shared their memories of Elana as a wonderful person, mother, and physician.”