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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
                    Source: https://www.scmp.com/?             excreta, leaving her infected and broken.
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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

                                                                Source: https://www.scmp.com/?module=masthead&pgtype=article
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