Case of Toronto doctor charged with murder in wife’s death put over

TORONTO — The case of a Toronto neurosurgeon charged in the death of his wife has been put over to the end of January.

Dr. Mohammed Shamji has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Dr. Elana Fric-Shamji.

The 40-year-old woman’s strangled and beaten body was found in a suitcase on the side of a road north of Toronto in December. 

Shamji’s lawyer says his client’s case will next be in court on Jan. 26.