Hong Kong jury in double murder trial told: don't let gruesome evidence affect you
Prosecution and defence in trial of two men for murder and dismembering of parents give their concluding remarks before the judge sums up
The prosecutor in a case involving the murder and dismembering of an elderly couple urged the nine-member jury not to be affected by the gruesome nature of the evidence. This came as the sensational trial in the Court of First Instance drew towards a close.
Henry Chau, 31, and Tse Chun-kei, 38, deny two counts of murdering Chau's parents - Chau Wing-ki and Siu Yuet-yee - on March 1, 2013. The couple's heads were later found in two refrigerators and their body parts in three plastic boxes in Tse's flat in Tai Kok Tsui.
Prosecutor Michael Arthur reminded the jury that the killing was completed within 20 minutes and involved two victims.
"It required two people to do it," he said.
He said there was compelling evidence showing that "the two men had their heads together" in planning and executing the murders since October 2012.
Arthur said Chau knew he had committed a crime and that it was wrong. He said the accused was not insane.