The brutal death of Jennifer Yang in a suburban street was the culmination of a sinister, hate-fuelled plan, a Crown prosecutor says. On Thursday afternoon, Crown prosecutor Nick Webby said one witness recalled Li brandishing a meat cleaver and boasting he'd dismember Yang. Webby said Li schemed to disrupt Yang's life with a plan that escalated in severity or brutality after each setback. Webby said if that failed, Li would contact the Minister of Immigration with more unsubstantiated claims about Yang. Jurors again heard claims Li referred to his ex-wife as "bitch".

Source: New Zealand Herald November 05, 2020 04:10 UTC