Hong Kong housewife denies handling luxury goods husband stole from cosmetics firm owner
- Li Yang denies handling stolen goods after three handbags, computer bag and fur coat from haul worth HK$11.5 million allegedly found in her flat
A housewife has denied handling properties her husband stole from a 25-year-old businesswoman’s home despite some of the luxury items worth HK$11.5 million (US$1.48 million) being found in her bedroom, a Hong Kong court has heard.
The trial of Li Yang, 35, opened at the High Court on Wednesday, almost four years after the home of So Mei-yan, a cosmetics company owner who enjoyed a following on social media for her posts about luxury items, was robbed on November 24, 2020.
Li has denied one count of handling stolen goods.
Prosecutor Edward Laskey told the jury that although no evidence tied the defendant to the “sophisticated robbery”, Li had taken on the role of storing and disposing of stolen goods.
Laskey said Li knew that three handbags, a computer bag and a fur coat stored in her home were stolen by her husband and two others.