Suspect arrested in alleged loan shark murder

Kelly Kong

A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a seriously injured 23-year-old man who was abandoned outside the Northern District Hospital in Sheung Shui last Saturday, police said, adding that the suspect's accomplice is always in general.

Passers-by discovered the man lying unconscious on the sidewalk on Po Kin Road at around 5:49 a.m. He was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead an hour later.

Sources at the scene said the victim told his parents he was going to a job interview before leaving the house on Friday. Authorities suspect the case could be linked to loan sharks.

At a press briefing yesterday, Acting Senior Superintendent of the New Territories North Headquarters Crime Unit Basil Tang Yick-kay said they had arrested a 32-year-old unemployed triad man for the murder presumed.

The suspect was apprehended at Tin Shui Wai on Sunday evening and is currently being detained for further questioning.

“After reviewing a large amount of surveillance footage, we identified a dark-colored private vehicle believed to be involved in transporting the victim to the scene,” Tang said, adding that the vehicle had a fake license plate. 'registration.

Police then located the Volkswagen sedan, registered to the 32-year-old suspect, parked in Wong Chuk Yuen village on Saturday evening. A search of the car revealed bloodstains and a stun gun.

“The bloodstains were then inspected,” Tang said.

The victim, aged 23, was unemployed and resided in Sau Mau Ping.