Man accused of murdering elderly couple confessed he 'killed, dismembered and boiled' victims, court hears
He confessed to police after hearing co-defendant say he took part, court told
PUBLISHED : Friday, 06 March, 2015, 4:03pm
UPDATED : Saturday, 07 March, 2015, 12:28am
Julie Chu [email protected]
Tse Chun-kei (pictured) and henry Chau deny murder. Photo: Felix Wong
A man accused of murdering an elderly couple confessed he had killed, dismembered and boiled the victims after hearing the couple's son - who is also standing trial - tell detectives that his co-defendant had helped plan and carry out the killings, the Court of First Instance heard yesterday.
"Do you have the note for confession for me to sign? Killing or whatever, I admit, OK," Tse Chun-kei, 38, told police in an interview, video of which was played to the court yesterday.
In the interview, he said the killings took place at his home in Tai Kok Tsui and admitted using knives he bought with Henry Chau, 31, to kill Chau's parents. He added he "killed, then dismembered, then boiled" them.
The pair deny murdering Chau's father Chau Wing-ki, 65, and his mother Siu Yuet-yee, 63, on March 1, 2013.
Police found the heads of Henry Chau's parents, along with other dismembered body parts, some preserved in salt, in Tse's flat two weeks later.
The video shows that officers asked Tse to watch another video in which Henry Chau told police that Tse was involved in planning the crime and later took part in killing and dismembering the couple.
Tse appeared to break down after watching Henry Chau on video and he confessed, the footage showed.
In court yesterday, senior police constable Yeung Chi-hang, one of the officers who interviewed Tse, admitted he was surprised when he suddenly confessed.
He said Tse had previously insisted was not been involved.
Tse's barrister, Charlotte Draycott SC, claimed Tse had assisted the police for almost two full days after he was arrested on the morning on March 15. She said Tse was exhausted and upset after watching Henry Chau's video until 4am on March 17.
But Yeung said Tse was able to handle being interviewed and could have asked to stop at any time.
The trial will continue on Monday.
