Taoist and victim’s mother found guilty in village house ‘exorcism’ case

A High Court Jury has found a self-proclaimed Taoist practitioner to be guilty of murdering an intellectually impaired woman, while the victim's mother was convicted of aiding and abetting the indecent assault against her daughter.

The 54-year-old defendant Dunsany Cheung Chi-choi was found guilty of murdering 21-year-old Ng Yan-yu in September 2019. Ng was discovered dead in a village house in Sai Kung.

The court previously heard that Cheung had slammed Ng's head against a wall, compelled her to drink alcohol, and used a sex toy on her as part of an "exorcism."

Meanwhile, Ng's 57-year-old mother Ng Ma Yu-kang was found guilty of aiding and abetting Cheung to carry out his acts. She was said to be a follower of Cheung.

Both Cheung and the mother were remanded until their next court appearance on Friday for sentencing.

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