A man charged with second-degree murder in the Nov. 22 death of a Vancouver woman will have a preliminary hearing with dates in August and November.
Tenzin Choigey faces charges of murder and aggravated assault in connection with the death of 26-year-old Roshnee Gurung and an attack on another person.
Choigey appeared before Vancouver Provincial Court Judge Deanne Gaffar on June 3 to confirm the dates.
He is represented by lawyer Jim Heller, who said the November date was needed for a pathologist to testify.
Preliminary hearings are held to determine if enough evidence exists to go to trial when a person has pleaded not guilty to a charge.
The is no indication in court documents that Choigey has entered a plea in the case.
He remains in custody and appeared before Gaffar via video from North Fraser Pretrial Centre.
The court has heard Choigey is a foreign national from Bhutan who may need an interpreter for the case.
On Nov. 24, the Vancouver Police Department said it was investigating what they described as a homicide that took place overnight at a residence in an area near Rupert Street and Euclid Avenue in East Vancouver.
Police said a woman was found dead at the scene, while an injured victim was taken to hospital.
Police said the 27-year-old male victim suffered serious injuries in the attack, resulting in the aggravated assault charge.
