Lok Fung Lorrence Li found guilty of Ellerslie double murder

Lok Fung Lorrence Li has been found guilty in the Auckland High Court of murdering Fuk Fu Joseph Kwok and Mei Han Chong. The killings occurred at the couple's Ellerslie home in November 2023. Jurors deliberated for between three and four hours on Monday before returning the guilty verdicts.

The prosecution alleged that Li, 29, was the mastermind behind the attack, which involved an air pistol and a tomahawk. Prosecutors claimed Li had obtained the couple's address through court documents following a minor traffic accident involving Kwok and Li a year earlier.

The trial heard that Li and his co-defendant, Shu Man Poon, had previously plotted to kill Li's former landlord.

Following the murders, the pair cleaned the crime scene, leaving Kwok's body in the home where it was discovered by his son. Chong's body was transported in a blue Kia and left in Greenhithe. Li will be sentenced in December.

Where reports differ

• Jurors deliberated for either three or four hours before reaching a verdict

Compiled from reports by 1News and NZ Herald.