Murder in Sham Shui Po

Police arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with a murder case in which a 36-year-old man was found dead in Sham Shui Po this afternoon (January 12).

The case came to light when a 36-year-old female estate agent made a report to the Police that she found a man lying unconscious inside a room at No. 23 Shek Kip Mei Street, Sham Shui Po.

Police officers sped to the scene and found the 36-year-old man lying unconscious on the floor of the room. A burning charcoal stove was found in the toilet. The man was certified dead at scene.

Initial investigations revealed that the deceased is a patient of Kwai Chung Hospital. The deceased rented the above unit together with a 24-year-old man on Thursday (January 11).

Police later located the 24-year-old man, who was also a patient of Kwai Chung Hospital, and arrested him for murder.

A post mortem will be conducted tomorrow (January 13) to ascertain the cause of death of the deceased.

Enquiries by the District Crime Squad, Sham Shui Po, are continuing.


Police Report No.8

Issued by PPRB

Ends/ Friday, January 12, 2007