Jurors view photos of dismembered victims in parent-killing case
Defendant Tse Chun-kei covered his ears as forensics officer recalled finding human heads and a penis in refrigerators, on a dramatic day in court
A defence lawyer in the murder trial involving a dismembered elderly couple requested that jurors view pictures of the couple's remains so they could feel the horror of the crime scene, a court heard yesterday.
Barrister Charlotte Draycott SC, representing defendant Tse Chun-kei, 36, described the images as "profoundly shocking".
The photos showed human hands and feet, forensic officer Mak Chun-hung testified in the Court of First Instance.
Tse has denied any participation in the killings of co-defendant Henry Chau's parents - Chau Wing-ki, 65, and Siu Yuet-yee, 62 - in Tse's flat in Tai Kok Tsui on March 1 last year.
Deputy Judge Mr Justice Michael Stuart-Moore said "it was a difficult situation", but allowed the pictures to be shown to the jury of three men and three women, who each took a brief glance. Their faces were impassive as they passed the pictures on.
At yesterday's hearing, Mak narrated his findings at the alleged crime scene on March 15 last year. He found three black rubbish bags in one of the rooms and then, in the next room, two refrigerators sealed with tape. The refrigerators contained a male head and a female head.
