Department: H.K. POLICE
Serial No.: GIS200808260110
Appeal for information on body found at Castle Peak
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Police today (August 26) appealed to the public for information on a body found at Castle Peak on July 4.

Shortly after 9.50am on July 4, Police received a report that a body was found in the sea opposite Tap Shek Kok Power Plant. Police who arrived at scene found that the deceased was a girl aged five or six and the body was decomposed.

The deceased stood about 1.2 metres and was wearing a beige long-sleeved sweater and beige long trousers, both with cartoon prints on them.

No identity document could be found at the scene. An initial Police investigation revealed no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.

Police urge anyone who knows the identity of the deceased to contact the investigating officers of the Miscellaneous Enquiries Sub-Unit of the Castle Peak Division on 2404 3542 or 2404 3502.

Police Report No. 1

Ends/Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Issued at HKT 12:22

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