Hong Kong finance boss confesses at murder trial to killing mistress who worked as nightclub hostess
Realisation he could lose everything gave way to thoughts of disposing of corpse, murder suspect testifies
A finance company director on trial for murder cried in a Hong Kong court on Monday as he confessed to killing his mistress in a physical struggle that escalated from an emotional argument over ending their affair.
Chun Ka-yee’s body was never found, because Ivan Chan Man-sum wrapped it in cling film, placed it in a nylon bag and disposed of it and her personal belongings to make it look like she had moved away.
“I thought of whether I should call 999 to rescue her ... but it was futile, she was beyond rescue,” Chan told a jury. “When it dawned on me that I could lose everything, my wife and my two sons, my career ... I thought of disposing of the corpse.”
On his first day of testimony, Chan, 44, revealed for the first time how Chun, 33, died in her flat at Amoy Gardens in Kowloon Bay on October 6, 2011, seven months after they broke up when his then wife discovered the affair.
While admitting to killing Chun, Chan has pleaded not guilty to a count of murder.