A Hong Kong father, previously sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his three-year-old daughter by shaking her to death in 2020, has filed an appeal against his conviction. A document made available at the High Court on Tuesday revealed that Lau Kai-ping, 42, had submitted an appeal against his conviction for one count…
The death of Leung Nga-sze at the hands of her father has raised concerns about Hong Kong’s foster care system, with the child murdered just months after she was returned to her mother. Lau Kai-ping, 42, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison on March 26, with Madam Justice Anna Lai Yuen-kee…
The death of Leung Nga-sze at the hands of her father has raised concerns about Hong Kong’s foster care system, with the child murdered just months after she was returned to her mother. Lau Kai-ping, 42, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison on March 26, with Madam Justice Anna Lai Yuen-kee…
A Hong Kong father has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering his three-year-old daughter by shaking her to death in 2020, with a judge slamming him for using aggravated violence against a defenceless child. Madam Justice Anna Lai Yuen-kee passed the mandatory life sentence for murder on Lau Kai-ping, 42,…
A Hong Kong father has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering his three-year-old daughter by violently shaking her to death in 2020, with a judge slamming him for using aggravated violence against a defenceless child. Madam Justice Anna Lai Yuen-kee passed the mandatory life sentence for murder on Lau Kai-ping,…
A three-year-old girl who was allegedly murdered by her father was loved by his family but that still could not have saved her from being abused by him, her mother told a Hong Kong court on Tuesday, describing the accused as a “dangerous man”. Helen Leung said she and her daughter’s father, Lau Kai-ping, had…
A Hong Kong man suspected of killing his three-year-old daughter by violently shaking her allegedly abused her more than 20 times during the two months they lived together. This included by holding her upside down so her head struck the floor and dousing her with cold water in the shower. The High Court on Wednesday…
A three-year-old Hong Kong girl’s death in 2020 could not have been caused by her falling out of bed as her father claimed, a murder trial heard on Monday, with prosecutors arguing her fatal injuries were consistent with violent shaking while alleging he had earlier said she should be “treated like a dog”. Lau Kai-ping,…