Blood found in Zhong’s bedroom

Blood spots on the wall of an Auckland businesswoman’s bedroom were found by her worried friend.

Elizabeth (Ying) Zhong’s body was found in the boot of her car on November 28, 2020, after she was reported missing by her friend Wendy Wu, who thought she had attempted to take her own life.

The Crown’s case is Zhong’s former business partner Fang Sun entered her home with a knife, stabbing her multiple times.

But the defence says Sun, who is on trial for Zhong’s murder, is not a killer and someone else is responsible for the businesswoman’s death. Sun is on trial at the High Court at Auckland.

Yesterday, Zhong’s friend Wenji (Wendy) Wu told the court she tried to ring Zhong multiple times on the morning of November 28, but thought it was weird she couldn’t reach her.

Wu said after Zhong had previously attempted suicide, she had promised to call her back if she rang three times.

Worried, Wu, her husband Matthew Pickering and their daughter drove to Zhong’s Sunnyhills home.

‘‘I used my key to open the door and rushed directly upstairs ... but she was not in her bed or in her room.’’

Wu’s daughter then noticed blood spots on the wall.

The trial before Justice Neil Campbell and a jury continues.