My father sobbed uncontrollably when he told me about deaths, Malaysian professor’s eldest daughter tells Hong Kong court
Khaw May Ling initially thought that former Chinese University professor Khaw Kim Sun was joking, until he sent her pictures
A professor accused of murdering his wife and daughter with a gas-filled yoga ball sobbed uncontrollably when he called his eldest daughter to tell her the pair had died, a Hong Kong court heard on Monday.
Khaw Kim Sun, 53, an associate professor in anaesthesiology at Chinese University, is standing trial over the deaths of his wife Wong Siew Fing, 47, and 16-year-old daughter Lily Khaw Li Ling, who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their car on May 22, 2015.
The Malaysian national has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder.
On Monday, Khaw May Ling, told the court how her father called her in Malaysia, where she was studying, to give her the news.
