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₹1,09,300) in repayment with interest and,
on March 17, 1999, to teach her a lesson, he
had her kidnapped to a flat decorated with
Hello Kitty merchandise. At first, she was
forced into prostitution, but when her
earnings fell short, the abuse escalated.
Chan, along with Leung Wai-lun, Leung
Shing-cho, and Lau Ming-Fong, subjected
her to a month of sadistic torture, beatings,
Image 2: Hello Kitty murder rapes, burns, suspension by wires, Chilli oil
case: Mermaid Hello Kitty doll on wounds, and forced consumption of
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Trial
Food The case is
The fan died on April 15, 1999. The named after the
group dismembered and boiled her Hello Kitty doll
For in which the
body, hiding her skull in a Hello
Kitty doll. Fong, wracked with guilt, victim’s skull
confessed, leading police to the was discovered.
remains. The trio denied murder, Thought
claiming she died of a drug overdose,
but evidence and Fong’s testimony
secured life sentences for Chan,
Leung Wai-Lun, and Leung Shing-
Cho in 1999, with parole eligibility
after 2020. Fong received immunity
for testifying. Leung Shin Cho’s
sentence was later reduced, leading to
his release in 2014.
Image 3: Police carrying a Hello Kitty
doll during the Hello Kitty murder trial
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