Department: H.K. POLICE
Serial No.: GIS200809150145
Appeal for information on murder in Chai Wan
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Police appealed to public for information on a murder in which a 36-year-old man was attacked in Tai Long Wan Tsuen, Chai Wan on September 13 and later certified dead in hospital.

About 11.20pm on September 13, Police received reports that some people were fighting at Big Wave Bay.

Police arrived at the scene and located five injured men aged between 34 and 36. They were rushed to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital where one of the 36-year-old men was certified dead at 12.07am on September 14.

Initial enquiries revealed that the five men were allegedly attacked by a group of people after a dispute in Tai Long Wan Tsuen. The deceased who sustained injury to his neck was believed to have been attacked with hard objects. The gang fled after the attack.

Officers of Regional Crime Unit of Hong Kong Island took over investigations and arrested seven men, aged between 32 and 49, on the afternoon of September 14 and the morning of September 15, suspected to be connected with the murder case. The arrestees are still being detained for further enquiries.

A post-mortem will be conducted tomorrow (September 16) to ascertain the cause of the death of the deceased.

Police urge anyone who has information to offer to contact the investigating officers on 28607845 or 28607846, or any police stations.

Police Report No. 2

Ends/Monday, September 15, 2008
Issued at HKT 15:55

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