Hong Kong police arrest 6 alleged attackers after man hacked to death, woman beaten unconscious in gambling den ambush
- Couple were looking for a woman in Mong Kok flat to try to recover HK$100,000
- They were attacked over one-minute period with knives, chairs and metal rods by a group of seven to eight men after entering the premises
Hong Kong police on Saturday arrested a sixth suspect in connection with a murder case in which a 46-year-old man was hacked to death and his girlfriend beaten unconscious in a gambling den in the space of a minute the previous day.
Revealing case details, the force said officers arrested a 34-year-old man in Mong Kok at around 8pm on Saturday as he was suspected to have attacked the victims.
Superintendent Alan Chung said the two victims arrived at an illegal gambling den in a Portland Street flat in Mong Kok at around midnight on Friday. They became involved in a dispute with two suspects over financial problems.
“One suspect immediately called several attackers to the scene. A few minutes later, eight attackers arrived in two cars and entered the flat,” Chung said.
“They immediately attacked the two victims with knives and hard objects and then fled. The entire attack lasted one minute.”
The five other suspects – three men and two women, aged 20 to 34 – were still being detained by police on Saturday after being arrested a day earlier. Chung said four were held being for murder while the other was arrested for assisting criminals. Police expected to lay charges on them.
