Would man jump into hellfire if wife told him to? Hong Kong court asked question in HK$3.6 million elite school scam trial
Prosecution rejects claims that Ng Mei-chuen, 25, knew nothing of alleged plot by then girlfriend Chu Lau-ying, 27, to defraud parents of prospective pupils
Would a man “jump into hellfire” if his wife told him to, a prosecutor asked on Friday as he urged the court to determine the role played by the spouse of an elite school employee embroiled in a multi-million-dollar scam.
Chu Lau-ying, a former staff member of Harrow International School, is facing numerous charges for attempting to defraud parents of prospective pupils of up to HK$3.6 million on multiple occasions in 2015 and 2016. Her husband, Ng Mei-chuen, is a co-defendant in the case.
The prosecution questioned whether Ng would have just done whatever Chu told him to without asking for reasons, rejecting claims that the man knew nothing about the purported plot.
The District Court previously heard how a couple had paid HK$1.5 million in “donations” to the defendant after Chu advised them that their daughter would not be accepted otherwise.
He was alleged to have only laundered the money
Another parent of a prospective student allegedly paid Chu HK$600,000 as a sponsorship payment.
