A chilling picture of a man convicted of murdering his ex-wife shows him and his daughter smiling wide at her graduation as his victim’s unidentified body lay in the morgue.

Ah Ping Ban, 65, was found guilty of his ex-wife’s murder – while the victim’s daughter, Tiffany Yiting Wan, 27, was convicted for being an accessory after the fact.

Artist Annabelle Chen, 58, was bashed to death in her Mosman Park home near Perth between June 30 and July 2 in 2016 before her body was stuffed into a suitcase and dumped in the Swan River.

Picture of Ping Ban, 65 (right), convicted for murdering his ex-wife, shows him and his daughter, Tiffany Yiting Wan, 27, (left) who was found guilty as an accessory, smiling wide at her graduation as his ex-wife's unidentified body lay in the morgue

Picture of Ping Ban, 65 (right), convicted for murdering his ex-wife, shows him and his daughter, Tiffany Yiting Wan, 27, (left) who was found guilty as an accessory, smiling wide at her graduation as his ex-wife’s unidentified body lay in the morgue

The photo was taken at the University of Melbourne during Wan's graduation and shows both of them smiling, despite fisherman having pulled Chen's body from the Swan River

The photo was taken at the University of Melbourne during Wan's graduation and shows both of them smiling, despite fisherman having pulled Chen's body from the Swan River

The photo was taken at the University of Melbourne during Wan’s graduation and shows both of them smiling, despite fisherman having pulled Chen’s body from the Swan River

The photo was taken at the University of Melbourne during Wan’s graduation and shows both of them smiling, despite fishermen having earlier pulled Chen’s body from the Swan River, The West Australian reported. 

Ban is facing life behind bars and Wan a maximum 14 year jail term. 

The identity of the body was a mystery to police for almost two months until they achieved a breakthrough when Ms Chen’s daughter Tiffany Wan, reported her missing to police.

Tiffany Wan (pictured) and her father Ah Ping Ban have been charged with Ms Chen's murder

Tiffany Wan (pictured) and her father Ah Ping Ban have been charged with Ms Chen's murder

Tiffany Wan (pictured) and her father Ah Ping Ban have been charged with Ms Chen’s murder

Following a short investigation, Wan and her father Ban were charged with Ms Chen’s murder.

The pair stood trial in Western Australia’s Supreme Court over the past three weeks before the jury passed on their verdict today.

They pair blamed each other for Ms Chen’s murder, with Wan maintaining her father hit his ex-wife during a disagreement over finances. 

Wan testified she heard Ms Chen scream and a ‘loud metallic thud’ sound, and then her father confessed to accidentally killing his former wife.

Ban alleged his daughter confided in him she murdered her mother during a fight about Wan’s upcoming university graduation ceremony. 

Annabelle Chen's body was dumped in a suitcase and eventually found in Perth's Swan River

Annabelle Chen's body was dumped in a suitcase and eventually found in Perth's Swan River

Annabelle Chen’s body was dumped in a suitcase and eventually found in Perth’s Swan River

After almost a week of deliberations, the jury found Ban guilty of murder, while Wan beat a murder charge and manslaughter – but was convicted of being an accessory to the crime.

Ban appeared emotionless as the verdict was read to the court, while Wan sobbed openly. 

Wan and Ban will face a sentencing hearing on November 22.

Police divers combed the scene where Ms Chen's body was discovered searching for any extra evidence into her identity at the time 

Police divers combed the scene where Ms Chen's body was discovered searching for any extra evidence into her identity at the time 

Police divers combed the scene where Ms Chen’s body was discovered searching for any extra evidence into her identity at the time 

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