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Police holding charged a 49-year-old man with murder, obstructing Police officers, illegal immigration, possession of a forged Hong Kong identity card and using a forged Hong Kong identity card. A 62-year-old woman died in the case.
Police received a report from a man on May 3 that he had lost contact with his 62-year-old mother.
Officers went to a building on 132 Cheung Sha Wan Road in Sham Shui Po for investigation on May 14 and found a 49-year-old Chinese man escaping from a unit through a window. He was subdued by officers. Some bloodstains and signs of cleaning were found in the unit. Officers also seized a forged other’s Hong Kong identity card. Investigation revealed that the man also had used a forged identity card to rent the unit and apply for a job.
Chemical examination showed that the bloodstains belonged to the 62-year-old woman. Police reasonably believe that she had been killed.
The 49-year-old man appeared before Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts today (May 25).
Regional Crime Unit of Kowloon West is investigating the case and finding the woman’s dead body.
Anyone who has any information about the case is urged to contact the investigating officers at 2761 2339.
Ends/Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Issued at HKT 18:57
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