Henry Chau described dismembering parents, Hong Kong court hears

A man accused of murdering his parents described to a childhood friend the night before he was arrested how he dismembered the bodies, the Court of First Instance heard yesterday.

Chan Sing-yiu, who said he has known Henry Chau since primary school, told the court he met the accused in a McDonald's restaurant in Star House, Tsim Sha Tsui, on March 14. Chau's cousin Flora Siu Wing-kwan previously testified about the same meeting and confession.

Chau, 31, and Tse Chun-kei, 37, deny two counts of murdering Chau Wing-ki, 65, and his wife Siu Yuet-yee, 63, in a flat in Tai Kwok Tsui on March 1, 2013. Their bodies were discovered on March 15. 

Chan said they talked for about four hours and he thought Henry Chau was joking when he confessed to killing his parents.

He said Henry Chau described how he used syringes to draw blood out of the bodies, used knives and saws to dismember the elderly couple and cooked some of the parts. Henry Chau told him that an electrical saw they used was too heavy for him, and his "partner" used the tool for him, the court heard.

Chan said he believed the accused confessed to him because he felt regret. "I feel that he wanted redemption as he felt he had done something wrong. He was regretful about it," Chan said.