Malaysian killed family with gas-filled yoga ball, HK court told


HONG KONG (AFP): An anaesthetist gassed his wife and daughter to death using a yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide, a Hong Kong court has heard.  

Prosecutors told the High Court that Khaw Kim-sun left the inflatable ball in the boot of a car where the gas leaked out and killed them, according to reports from court Wednesday (Aug 22).  

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