Wong Siew Fing, 47, and her daughter, Lily Khaw Li Ling, 17, were found dead in this yellow Mini Cooper. Photo: Edmond So.
Wong Siew Fing, 47, and her daughter, Lily Khaw Li Ling, 17, were found dead in this yellow Mini Cooper. Photo: Edmond So.
Yoga ball murder case
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Podcast: Inside the yoga ball murders and how police solved one of Hong Kong’s most calculated crimes - Long Reads

  • Inside the police investigation and the courtroom intrigue surrounding a cunning and sophisticated murder plot that left a mother and daughter dead

Chris Lau
James Legge and Chris Lau

Updated: 11:49am, 6 Dec, 2018

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Wong Siew Fing, 47, and her daughter, Lily Khaw Li Ling, 17, were found dead in this yellow Mini Cooper. Photo: Edmond So.
Wong Siew Fing, 47, and her daughter, Lily Khaw Li Ling, 17, were found dead in this yellow Mini Cooper. Photo: Edmond So.

A Malaysian professor was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife and daughter using a gas-filled yoga ball as his murder weapon in a “premeditated and calculated” plot to get his hands on properties the couple jointly owned.

Revelations from anonymous sources inside the Hong Kong police force to the South China Morning Post show how old-fashioned detective work uncovered the murder plot which left a mother and her teenage daughter dead inside a yellow Mini Cooper by a Hong Kong roadside with no visible cause.

Story by Chris Lau

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Read by Bong Miquiabas

Script by James Legge

James Legge

James Legge

James Legge is a former sub-editor on the Post's Hong Kong desk. Before that, he was a reporter and editor in the UK and a freelance reporter in Hong Kong.

Chris Lau

Chris Lau

Chris Lau is a reporter specialising in court and legal affairs in Hong Kong. From criminal justice to constitutional issues, he brings in the latest updates and in-depth analysis on legal issues that affect all aspects of the city. He also covers human rights issues extensively.