Police yesterday (December 14) reclassified an aggravated burglary case in Kwun Tong on December 11 as murder and aggravated burglary.

     In the small hours of December 11, Police received a report that a 65-year-old man was found injured and collapsed at a staircase of a building on Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong.

     Police officers sped to the scene. The 65-year-old man, sustaining head injuries, was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in unconscious state for treatment. Initial investigations reveal that a restaurant at scene was suspected to be burgled of around $50,000 cash, during which the man was suspected of being assaulted.

     The man was certified dead at 6.51am yesterday.

     Post-mortem examinations will be conducted on the deceased to ascertain the cause of death.

     Active investigation by the Regional Crime Unit of Kowloon East is underway.

Ends/Sunday, December 15, 2019
Issued at HKT 1:50

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