At the heart of yoga ball murder case was a deeply unhappy marriage, trial hears
Love triangle, while not relied upon by prosecutors, was a key feature of trial that saw Khaw Kim Sun, 53, convicted of killing his wife and teenage daughter with deadly gas
The month-long murder trial of Malaysian professor Khaw Kim Sun, 53, shed light on his long, unhappy marriage to the woman he killed, and his relationship with a student who became his lover.
The love triangle was not relied on specifically by prosecutors to establish his motive for murder, but featured prominently throughout the four-week trial.
The court heard that Khaw and Wong had been estranged for years although they continued living in the same home with their four children. He and his lover, Shara Lee, were together for years too, and even travelled abroad as a couple after his wife’s death.
Although Khaw and Wong discussed divorce, they never took that step. Wong told her yoga teacher, whom she saw regularly before her death, that Khaw was afraid that if they divorced, she would end up getting a share of his fortune.
