Kaixiao Liu's Journey From Failed China's Got Talent Contestant to Auckland Mystery Death

Kaixiao Liu's journey from failed China's Got Talent contestant to Auckland mystery death

From a failed China's Got Talent (中国达人秀) ) contestant to a religious leader with a dedicated following and a weatherboard family home in the Auckland seaside township of Orewa: Kaixiao Liu and his wife Lanyue Xiao have been convicted of the kidnapping and manslaughter of one of Liu's followers - 70-year-old Shulai Wang - whose body was found bound in tape and wrapped in rubbish bags, floating in Auckland's Gulf Harbour. Reporter Lucy Xia has del…

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Cult leader, wife guilty of kidnapping and manslaughter

Lanyue Xiao, Kaixiao Liu, interpreter, Jingui Liu, Xiuyun Li appear in court. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi By Lucy Xia of RNZ Warning: This story contains content some may find disturbing. The leader of a fringe religious group has been found guilty of the kidnapping and manslaughter of one of his followers who was found bound in tape, wrapped in black plastic rubbish bags and floating in Gulf Harbour.

Leader of religious cult and wife guilty of manslaughter after woman reeled out of Auckland harbour

How the body of 70-year-old Shulai Wang ended up in the ocean was initially a mystery.