HKSAR V. KHAW KIM SUN (許金山)

[2023] HKCFA 13 Court of Final Appeal 6 June 2023 • FAMC24/2022 • 6 min read

2 cases cited (0 HK, 2 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Judges (3)

Counsel (7)

CL & Co Solicitors Firm Department of Justice Firm Andrew Bullett Counsel Applicant Christal Chan Counsel Respondent Christopher Grounds Counsel Applicant Franco Kuan Counsel Applicant Ira Lui Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

HKSAR Respondent Khaw Kim Sun Applicant

Case Significance

HKSAR V. KHAW KIM SUN (許金山) [2023] HKCFA 13 is a Court of Final Appeal decision dated 6 June 2023. The matter was followed by a further Court of Final Appeal ruling in the same case, HKSAR V. KHAW KIM SUN (許金山) [2023] HKCFA 37, and was later cited in the Court of Appeal decisions HKSAR V. CAMARA KANDJA [2024] HKCA 488 and HKSAR V. CONTE GAOUSSOU [2024] HKCA 548.

Summary

Khaw Kim Sun applied for leave to appeal against his murder conviction for killing his wife and daughter by poisoning them with carbon monoxide from a yoga ball placed in their car. The key issue was the trial judge's direction to the jury regarding a 'missing' stopper from the yoga ball. Leave to appeal was granted on the substantial and grave injustice basis.

What is HKSAR V. KHAW KIM SUN (許金山) [2023] HKCFA 13?

HKSAR V. KHAW KIM SUN (許金山) [2023] HKCFA 13 is a Court of Final Appeal decision of 6 June 2023, followed by a related ruling in the same matter, [2023] HKCFA 37, and later cited in HKSAR V. CAMARA KANDJA [2024] HKCA 488.

Cases Cited (2)

HK (2)

[2022] HKCA 1602 [2022] HKCA 802

Cited By (3)

[2024] HKCA 548

HKSAR V. CONTE GAOUSSOU

[2024] HKCA 488

HKSAR V. CAMARA KANDJA

[2023] HKCFA 37

HKSAR V. KHAW KIM SUN (許金山)

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 3 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2023] HKCFA 37 Court of Final Appeal

21 November 2023

[2024] HKCA 548 Court of Appeal

11 July 2024

[2024] HKCA 488 Court of Appeal

23 May 2024