Three more arrested in connection with murder and wounding case in Yuen Long
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In the murder and wounding case, a 24-year-old man died and a 28-year-old man was injured.
The 18-year-old man and the 25-year-old man were laid holding charges with one count of murder, one count of wounding and one count of trafficking in dangerous drug respectively; while the 26-year-old man was laid holding charges with one count of trafficking in dangerous drug and one count of assisting offenders. The case will be mentioned at Fanling Magistrate’s Courts tomorrow morning (February 18).
Police arrested another eight men and two women, aged between 19 to 31, in suspected connection with the case earlier, for offences such as murder, wounding and assisting offenders.
For the four men who had been charged earlier, the case was mentioned at Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts and Fanling Magistrates’ Courts on January 25 and 27 respectively. The other four men and two women were released on bail and are required to report back to Police in late February and early March.
Active investigation by the Regional Crime Unit of New Territories North is under way. Anyone who witnessed the case or has any information to offer is urged to contact the investigating officers on 3661 3356.
Ends/Monday, February 17, 2025
Issued at HKT 16:58
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