The daughter of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase in Perth's Swan River has denied trying to cover up the murder and roping her father in to help.
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Tiffany Yiting Wan, 25, and her father Ah Ping Ban, 65, are on trial in the West Australian Supreme Court accused of murdering 58-year-old Annabelle Chen at her Mosman Park home in 2016.
Ban and Wan both blame each other and claim they were the accessory.
During a heated cross-examination by Ban's defence counsel David Brustman on Tuesday, Wan denied being an emotional or aggressive person.
She described Mr Brustman's line of questioning as "exciting" before correcting herself.
"Your line of questioning is quite sensational," she said.
Wan insisted she would never hurt her mother, rejecting claims she painted over a wall in Ms Chen's bedroom to conceal the crime or that she begged her father for help.
Mr Brustman put several other propositions to Wan but she repeatedly said his allegations were ludicrous and untrue.
"That whole scenario is ridiculous and did not happen," she said.
At one point, Mr Brustman said he needed a moment as he sifted through some papers, prompting Wan to reply: "Take your time, Mr Brustman."
Wan cried on Monday when she admitted sending Ms Chen messages after she knew her mother was dead, saying she had "trouble accepting the whole thing", and also admitted lying in her police statement.
She claims she heard Ms Chen scream and a "loud metallic thud" sound, then her father later confessed to killing his former wife with a cast iron paperweight.
Ban previously testified that Ms Chen was already dead when he arrived in Perth from Singapore and he only helped his daughter dispose of the body.
The trial continues.
Australian Associated Press
