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The Crown says Zhao told Gu to carry out the murder in August 2017. He also directed a clean-up of the crime scene and the dumping of Wang’s body. Lawyers for Zhao and Gu say the Crown’s case hinges on the evidence of convicted drug dealer Yanlong Piao, also known as Tony Piao. They say he is a liar. Detectives had been told by Piao that Wang had been murdered two years ago and that his body was buried in the Desert Road area.
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Bao Chang Wang, known as Ricky Wang, went missing in 2017. Kerry Baker works with the police hi-tech crime group and told the court he was able to access the drug dealer’s cell phone. Baker said the Google account on the phone held details of a trip down to the Desert Road area from Auckland.
Bao Chang Wang, known as Ricky Wang, went missing in 2017. Wang’s remains were found in an unmarked grave off the Desert Rd in the central North Island, in 2020, more than two years after he went missing. Zhu said she had met Wang at SkyCity Casino where the pair worked. They eventually married and had two children. But the couple grew apart and Wang began spending nights away from the family home. Zhu said the pair kept in touch. At one point he convinced her to pawn her mother’s Mercedes car because he needed money. Zhu’s mother ended up buying the car back.
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Bao Chang Wang, known as Ricky Wang, was last seen in 2017. Johnstone said Wang worked at Sky City Casino, where he met his wife in 2011. The couple went on to have two children but the relationship was rocky. During one of the couple’s arguments, Wang told his wife he had been gambling, seeing prostitutes and taking drugs. Johnstone said the pair drifted apart and Wang began hanging out with Zhao’s group, making methamphetamine to fund his own habit. Johnstone told the court: “By August 2017, Ricky Wang had made at least one fatal error. He either tried to go above Mr Zhao by making an approach to Mr Zhao’s supplier and cutting Mr Zhao out of the action.