Man charged with manslaughter

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     Police today (May 19) laid a charge against an 87-year-old man with one count of manslaughter. He is in suspected connection with a case happened on November 11, 2018 in Tsim Sha Tsui, in which a 52-year-old woman died.

     At about 5.05pm that day, Police received a report that the 52-year-old woman collapsed inside a clinic on Humphreys Avenue. Police officers sped to the scene. The woman was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in unconscious state and was certified dead at 9.42am the next day.

     The Regional Crime Unit of Kowloon West took over the investigation and laid a holding charge against the man on May 3, 2019 with two counts of attempted misleading a police officer, 12 counts of failing to keep a register of dangerous drugs and seven counts of failing to keep a register of dangerous drugs in the form specified in the first schedule. The case was mentioned at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts on May 6, 2019.

     Upon further investigation, Police arrested him today for manslaughter.

     He was additionally charged with one count of manslaughter. The case will be mentioned at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (May 20).

Ends/Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Issued at HKT 23:32

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