Toronto neurosurgeon Mohammed Shamji, MD, will stand trial April 1, 2019, according to CBC News.
Dr. Shamji allegedly killed his wife Elana Fric-Shamji, MD. He is charged with first degree murder and committing an indignity to human remains.
Dr. Fric-Shamji's body was found in a suitcase on the side of a road in North Toronto, Canada. The day after her body was found, police arrested Dr. Shamji. Police discovered she died of strangulation and blunt force trauma.
Dr. Shamji will be back in court May 30. At the time, the court will address procedural motions in his case.
Prior to his arrest, Dr. Shamji served as a neurosurgeon at Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto. Dr. Fric-Shamji was a family physician at Scarborough and Rouge Hospital in Ontario, Canada.