An anaesthetist has been jailed for life for killing his wife and 16‑year‑old daughter using a yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide in Hong Kong.
Prosecutors said Khaw Kim‑sun, a Malaysian national, left the inflatable ball in the boot of a car where the gas leaked out and killed them in 2015.
Police were initially baffled when they found the pair dead inside the vehicle.
He had denied the murders, and told police he had been planning to use the ball at home to get rid of rats.
After almost seven hours of deliberation, the jury of five men and four women reached a guilty verdict.
Khaw Kim‑sun
Khaw Kim‑sun used a carbon monoxide-filled yoga ball to kill his wife and daughter [Photo: Getty Images]
A post‑mortem examination showed his wife and eldest daughter had died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Police found a deflated yoga ball in the back of the yellow Mini Cooper in which their bodies were discovered.
Prosecutors told Hong Kong's High Court that Khaw had deliberately plotted to kill his wife because he was having an affair and she would not grant him a divorce.
[Source: BBC]
