Ellerslie homicide: Murderer describes how crime scene was cleaned
A murder trial in Auckland has revealed graphic details about how two men cleaned a crime scene after killing a couple in 2023. The defendant, Lok Fung Lorrence Li, is facing charges of murder, while his accomplice has already pleaded guilty.
Why it matters
This case provides insight into the judicial process and the disturbing nature of violent crime investigations.
Wet rags, bloodied carpets, and a body in the back of a car is how a convicted murderer says he and another man cleaned their crime scene.
Lok Fung Lorrence Li has pleaded not guilty to murdering Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok and his wife Mei Han Chong in 2023.
He has pleaded guilty to the couple's manslaughter, meaning the Crown must prove murderous intent.
Li has also denied plotting to murder his former landlord.
The man the Crown says he schemed with, Shu Man Poon, has been giving evidence at Li's trial in the High Court at Auckland.
He pleaded guilty to all charges last year.
Jurors heard on Wednesday how the pair entered the Kwok's Ellerslie home, assaulting the couple.
Poon said Li shot Kwok and Chong with an air-pistol, before stomping on them as they lay on the floor.
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