‘She’s in the fridge’, man tells cops after killing, dismembering mother over argument

Yu Wei Gong was charged with murder after he called police in 2017 to turn himself in.

A man who admitted to killing and dismembering his mother in their Honolulu apartment has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Yu Wei Gong, left, speaks to Deputy Public Defender Diamond Grace in court in Honolulu. Gong, the man who admitted to killing and dismembering his mother during an argument in their Honolulu apartment, was sentenced Monday. (AP)

Yu Wei Gong was charged with murder after he called police in 2017 to turn himself in. Court documents say he admitted killing his mother Liu Yun Gong about six months earlier during an argument. When officers asked where his mother was, he said “in the fridge.” Police found human remains, including two arms with hands and a decapitated head, in numerous trash bags.

Last year, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter. His defense attorney and the prosecutor in the case say it’s a deal the victim’s family supports.

Gong apologized at his sentencing hearing Monday. He says he’s ashamed of what he did.