HKA former Hong Kong plastic surgeon, Franklin Li Wang-pong, is being sued by his friend, retiree Diana King Yuen-fung, for over HK$12 million that she alleges he borrowed to help defend himself against a manslaughter charge related to a botched botox injection eight years ago. The lawsuit was filed in the High Court, seeking repayment of funds transferred via 14 bank transfers between May 2023 and August 2024. Li, now 94, was involved in a high-profile trial in 2023 for gross negligence during a botox procedure performed on a 52-year-old banker in 2018. Although he was granted an absolute discharge in November 2023 due to advanced dementia, the court found him responsible for all alleged actions, including improper risk assessment and withholding critical information. Prosecutors later dropped 21 charges against him, citing his mental health.
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