Who's who in the Xie trial

THE WHO'S WHO OF THE ROBERT XIE TRIAL

ROBERT XIE, 51

* The accused

* Husband to Kathy Lin and brother-in-law of Min Lin

* Arrived in Australia in 2002. Was an ear, nose and throat specialist in China

* Kathy and he ran a restaurant in Melbourne until 2005 before moving to Sydney

* Unemployed from 2005 to 2009 but traded shares for income

MIN "NORMAN" LIN, 45

* A hard worker who operated Epping Central Newsagency

* Died from blunt force trauma and asphyxiation

* Body hidden under a doona and not found until hours later

YUN "LILY" LIN, 44

* Occasionally worked in the newsagency

* History of mental health issues

* Died in her bed from combination of blunt force trauma and asphyxiation

YUN BIN "IRENE" LIN, 39

* Lily's sister

* Uni student, arrived from China about one-and-a-half years before the killings

* Defensive wounds to right hand

* Died from blunt force trauma to the face

HENRY, 12

* Eldest son of Min and Lily

* Died from asphyxiation, secondary cause blunt force trauma

* Crown says he was alive for at least half an hour after the attack

TERRY, nine

* Min and Lily's youngest son

* Put up a "furious struggle"

* Died from blunt force trauma and asphyxiation

KATHY LIN

* Min Lin's sister and daughter of Yang Fei Lim and Feng Qin Zhu

* Has supported husband Xie throughout the trial

FEMALE WITNESS connected to the family

* Cannot be identified for legal reasons

* Alleges Xie touched her inappropriately before the deaths and sexually abused her after

WITNESS A

* Cannot be identified for legal reasons

* Spent more than 18 years behind bars for armed robbery, larceny, drug supply, assaulting police and other offences

* Paid more than $4900 to inform on Xie

* The crown says Xie made "implied admissions" to him.