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Hamilton man, wanted in fatal stabbing of Kitchener woman, escorted back to Canada

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Ager Hasan fled to U.S. after Melinda Vasilije was stabbed to death in last April

Ager Hasan and Melinda Vasilije are seen in this photo, which was posted to the reddit website along with a post that offered a version of events of what may have happened in Vasilije's apartment the night she died.

The man wanted in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend in her Kitchener, Ont., apartment last April has been escorted back to Canada, police say.

Ager Hasan, 24, of Hamilton was arrested in San Antonio, Texas, on July 11, 2017. He has been charged in the death of 22-year-old Melinda Vasilije.

Hasan fought his extradition to Canada, but a Texas judge ruled in November he would be returned to Waterloo region.

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Two Waterloo Regional Police officers escorted Hasan back to Canada on Friday.

Hasan is facing a second-degree murder charge and three counts of breach of recognizance. Waterloo Regional Police said he will appear in a Kitchener courtroom on Monday.

Ex-girlfriend died of multiple stab wounds

Police were called to Vasilije's Country Hill Drive apartment at 3 a.m. ET on April 28, 2017, to find her dead. Police have said she died of multiple stab wounds.

Hasan left Canada the same day Vasilije was found dead. He entered the U.S. around 6 a.m. at the Peace Bridge from Fort Erie, Ont., to Buffalo, N.Y.

While on the run, Hasan kept in contact with police investigators via email and social media. It's also believed he posted online to reddit and Instagram.

He was arrested in San Antonio by the U.S. Secret Service at a traffic stop, as part of an ongoing counterfeit money investigation.

Police said Hasan and Vasilije had been in a relationship prior to her death and court documents show Hasan "had difficulty accepting" the end of a yearlong relationship and Vasilije, who "was nervous" about being alone with him.​