In connection with a murder and wounding case happened in Yuen Long on January 22, Police further arrested a 20-year-old man and a 42-year-old man for murder and wounding with intent, and a 23-year-old man for assisting offenders in Lantau North yesterday (March 27).
In the murder and wounding case, a 24-year-old man died and a 28-year-old man was injured.
The 20-year-old man and the 42-year-old man have been laid holding charges of one count of murder and one count of wounding with intent respectively; while the 23-year-old man has been laid a holding charge of one count of assisting offenders. The case will be mentioned at Tuen Mun Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow morning (March 29).
Police had arrested another 11 men and two women, aged between 18 and 31, in suspected connection with the case earlier, for offences such as murder, wounding, assisting offenders and trafficking in dangerous drug.
For the seven men who had been charged earlier, the case was mentioned at Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts and Fanling Magistrates’ Courts on January 25 and 27, and February 18 respectively. The other four men and two women were released on bail and are required to report back to Police in late April.
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.
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