Son’s discovery at Ellerslie home as murder trial of Lok Fung Lorrence Li begins
A vascular surgeon discovered his father dead and mother missing at their Ellerslie home in a case the Crown alleges stemmed from a minor traffic dispute.
The trial of Lok Fung Lorrence Li has begun in Auckland. Li is accused of murdering Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok and his wife Mei Han Chong at their Ellerslie home in November 2023. The Crown alleges the killings were motivated by a revenge plan that escalated from a minor traffic accident and a Disputes Tribunal case. During the trial, the couple's son described arriving at the home and discovering his father dead, with his mother missing.
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RNZ
Crown alleges minor traffic accident led to murder as Lok Fung Lorrence Li trial begins
Li is accused of murdering Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok and his wife Mei Han Chong at their Ellerslie home in November 2023.
NZ Herald
Lok Li Auckland double-murder trial begins; accused of killing Ellerslie couple Mei Han Chong, Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok
Crown: His revenge plan morphed after Disputes Tribunal case highlighted a new target.
Stuff
Dispute over car crash behind double murder, Crown alleges
Li is accused of murdering Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok and his wife Mei Han Chong at their Ellerslie home in November 2023.
RNZ
'The smell of death': Son tells trial how he found his father dead and mother missing at Ellerslie home
Lok Fung Lorrence Li is on trial for the murders of Fuk Fu Joseph Kwok and his wife Mei Han Chong in their Ellerslie home in 2023.
1News
'The smell of death': Son tells of finding father dead and mother missing
Lok Fung Lorrence Li was on trial for the murders of Fuk Fu Joseph Kwok and his wife Mei Han Chong in their home in Auckland's Ellerslie in 2023.
Stuff
Surgeon found father dead at home, then desperately searched for missing mum
Lok Fung Lorrence Li was on trial for the murders of Fuk Fu Joseph Kwok and his wife, Mei Han Chong, in their home in Auckland's Ellerslie in 2023.
NZ Herald
Lok Li murder trial: Son recalls scene at Auckland home where parents Mei Han Chong, Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok were killed
Lok Li is accused of killing the couple in a revenge plot over a minor traffic accident.
Newstalk ZB
Lok Li murder trial: Son recalls scene at Auckland home where parents Mei Han Chong, Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok were killed
Almost immediately after arriving at his childhood home in Auckland, vascular surgeon Chi-Ho “Ricky” Kwok sensed something wasn’t right.
RNZ
Ellerslie homicide: CCTV cameras painted over at would-be victim's home
The would-be victim of an alleged murder plot has described waking up to find the security cameras painted over at her home. Lok Fung Lorrence Li is on trial in…