Li says she is living in China with her children, aged 7 and 9, to protect them from the media's coverage of the case. "I aimed to shield my children from the xenophobia, Asian hate, and falsehoods publicized against me that I experienced while standing trial in the criminal proceedings," wrote Li.
HILLSBOROUGH, Calif. (KGO) -- The wrongful death case against Hillsborough heiress Tiffany Li has been settled out of court, lawyers announced at a hearing on Wednesday. The complete terms of the settlement were not disclosed. In 2019, a jury found Li not guilty of killing Green, the father of her two children.
Tiffany Li was found not guilty in 2019 of the killing of Keith Green, her ex-boyfriend and the father of her two daughters. The case drew global attention when Li's family, who made a fortune in real estate construction in China, posted one of the highest bail amounts on record in the United States — $35 million.
Li, 36, comes from a wealthy Chinese real estate family worth an estimated $100 million.
Both defendants Tiffany Li and Kaveh Bayat were in attendance as well There was a delay in the hearing starting because of the time that it took Bayat to be transferred from jail and for him to change into a suit. About 10:30 a.m., there was a flurry of activity.
The foreman of the jury of eight women and four men said they were deadlocked 6-6 on the murder charge and 7-5 on the conspiracy charge against Bayat. The judge told the foreman to give only the breakdown of the vote, and not to say which side was in the majority or minority.
The judge admonished spectators against making any outbursts in court. Bayat's mother was sobbing. Cudd held a photo of her son in her right hand and grasped the hand of a woman next to her with her left hand. Spectators were turned away when the courtroom reached capacity.