One of the police officers first on the scene describes an unpleasant odour and seeing a hand in a hole of the plastic bags containing Chinese woman Shulai Wang's body.
Lucy Xia is a journalist at Stuff. As a 1.5 generation Chinese New Zealander with a background in grants and fundraising, she focuses on themes such as crime and justice, the judicial system, and transportation policy, particularly in relation to mobility and public transportation. Lucy's work has been featured in notable outlets including Stuff, the New Zealand Herald, and RNZ.



