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ebruary 24 is a day that will haunt Martin MacKenzie forever. Standing on the side of Chapel Road with a white cross on that very day this year, Martin remembers his son Luke who died in a car crash in the same spot two years ago. Luke MacKenzie was on his way to work when he was killed in a head-on collision caused by 27-year-old drink-driver Xingyu Shang in the early morning of February 24, 2014. Mr MacKenzie stands at the crash site in Flat Bush every year to remember his son with a cross made by Luke’s friends. He not only does it as a sign of respect for his boy but also to encourage others to be more conscious drivers. “If people see me they might remember ‘oh yeah, somebody was killed there, maybe I should drive a little better’.” The last two years have been turmoil for the MacKenzie family, not only because they lost their son but also because of mis-

understanding that arose after the crash. The court has heard that after colliding head-on with Luke’s car, Mr Shang searched for his phone, got out of his car and hailed down another driver to take him home. Not once did he check on the other driver or make any attempt to call for help. “That part of the story has never really been truly told and a lot of people just don’t understand it,” Mr MacKenzie says. “He actually consciously made the decision in his own mind, whether he had a head injury or not, he consciously made the decision to not offer help, he made a conscious decision to leave the scene of the crash. “That’s something that we personally have to struggle with for the rest of our lives.” Seven months after the crash, charges were laid against Shang of careless driving causing death, while under the influence of alcohol, and failing to stop after a crash. Mr Shang offered only one reason for leaving the scene – he was “dazed.” ➤ Turn to Page 3

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By NATALIE BRITTAN The former wife of an imprisoned Chinese drug lord is facing tax evasion charges in court. Haiyan Luo (Sherley), the former owner of Kanda Sushi in Burswood, is being prosecuted by the IRD for tax evasion amounting up to $1.2 million. Luo was married to highprofile drug dealer Xianghua Zeng who had multiple identities and was also known as Guoming Chen. Zeng had managed to evade

authorities in Fiji, Hong Kong, Malaysia and New Zealand before being arrested in Fiji in 2013 exposing a meth operation worth $700 million. He is currently serving a 15-year jail sentence in China. In a signed affidavit sighted by the Times, Luo said she first moved to New Zealand in 1999 and met Zeng in 2006. He later moved to New Zealand to be with Luo in 2008. She described being unaware of her husband’s illicit activities and her suspicions were raised when encountering resistance

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