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Charges Dropped Against 93-Year-Old Doctor in Botox Death Case

1/5/2026

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Prosecutors in Hong Kong dropped 21 charges against 93-year-old Dr. Franklin Li Wang-pong, citing dementia.
The 2018 charges related to a fatal botox injection that killed Zoe Cheung Shuk-ling, Julius Baer managing director.
Cheung Shuk-ling died from hypoxic brain damage after oversedation at Li's clinic.
Civil claims remain from Cheung's family.
Li and his family did not call an ambulance after Cheung fell into a coma.

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Prosecutors in Hong Kong dropped 21 charges against 93-year-old Dr. Franklin Li Wang-pong, citing dementia.
The 2018 charges related to a fatal botox injection that killed Zoe Cheung Shuk-ling, Julius Baer managing director.
Cheung Shuk-ling died from hypoxic brain damage after oversedation at Li's clinic.
Civil claims remain from Cheung's family.
Li and his family did not call an ambulance after Cheung fell into a coma.