Chan Tong-kai, 19, will face a jury at the High Court on charges related to property belonging to his lover Poon Hiu-wing, who was found dead outside Taipei in March

South China Morning Post 
Date: August, 2018
By: Jasmine Siu

A Hong Kong student whose pregnant girlfriend was killed during their holiday to Taiwan in February will stand trial at the city’s highest criminal court on charges of theft and money laundering.

Prosecutors on Wednesday laid out a raft of charges against Chan Tong-kai, 19, and applied to send his case to the Court of First Instance, where he will be tried by a jury.

Hongkonger, 19, ‘killed girlfriend then stuffed her body in a suitcase’

The teenager faces four counts of dealing with property known or believed to represent the proceeds of an indictable offence, as well as three alternative counts of theft, Kwun Tong Court heard. A murder investigation is ongoing over the death of his girlfriend, Poon Hiu-wing, 20.

The property in question included Poon’s HSBC bank card, a Casio digital camera, an iPhone 6, and NT$20,000 (US$650) and HK$19,200 (US$2,445) in cash.    [FULL  STORY]