British Banker Rurik Jutting Found Guilty of Double Murder

Former British banker Rurik Jutting has been found guilty of the 2014 murders of two young Indonesian women, in a gruesome case which shocked Hong Kong.

During two weeks of evidence, the court heard chilling iPhone recordings which Jutting, now 31, made while high on cocaine, before and after killing the two women in his upscale Wan Chai apartment.

Jutting had pleaded not guilty to the murder charges, claiming "diminished responsibility." His defense argued that his psychological issues affected his judgment at the time of the killings.

The jury returned a unanimous verdict on both counts. He now faces concurrent mandatory life sentence in jail.

British ex-banker Rurik Jutting walks through a courtyard at the Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre shortly before boarding a high security prison van on 01 November 2016.

While the verdict was read out, the accused sat still, looking silently ahead.
In a statement released by Jutting through his lawyers, Jutting said he accepted the verdict as "just."

"I remain haunted daily by the memory of my actions ... and by the knowledge of the acute pain I have caused," the statement read.
"I am sorry. I am sorry beyond words."

Two murders in six days

On October 27, Jutting killed 23-year-old Sumarti Ningsih after keeping her captive in his flat for three days. He tortured and degraded her, filming on his iPhone, before slashing her throat in the shower.

Three days later, on November 1, with Ningsih's body in a suitcase on his balcony, Jutting killed 26-year-old Seneng Mujiasih after she wouldn't stop calling for help, minutes after entering his apartment.

Police officers stand guard at High Court during the arrival of British banker Rurik Jutting on October 24, 2016 in Hong Kong.

Over the course of the six days in his apartment, Jutting made numerous videos on his
phone, describing his plans for future torture and his fears of being caught.
Before the trial began the judge warned prospective jurors the evidence would be "very disturbing indeed," especially the footage recorded on Jutting's iPhone.