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British murder suspect re-enacts scene of Indonesian DH's death

31 October 2024

 

Suspect is taken back to where the Indonesian domestic helper was found dead (Ming Pao photo)

Hong Police have taken a 34-year-old British murder suspect back to Waterfall Bay Country Park in Pokfulam where the body of his deceased paramour, a 25-year-old Indonesian domestic worker, was found on Monday morning.

Various media reports have cited an unnamed source as saying that the Indonesian worker had jumped to her death from the top of the waterfall after her married lover told her they should end their affair.

The suspect, who runs a coffee shop in Central, reportedly checked the bottom of the waterfall and saw the woman floating in the water with her face down. Thinking that she was dead, the man fled from the scene aboard a taxi.

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Despite such reports, however, the police are still treating the case as murder.

At a press conference on Tuesday night, a police spokesman said the victim appeared to have drowned after she was hit with a hard object. She was found with injuries on her forehead, the back of her head and limbs.

A police statement released subsequently said an initial post-mortem revealed the cause of death as “asphyxiation by drowning.”

The man was arrested with his 36-year-old local wife, as they arrived at the high-speed rail station in West Kowloon at about 5pm on Tuesday night. Police said the two left for China early on Monday, raising suspicions.

The man was arrested on suspicion of murder, while his wife is accused of helping him flee.

At the reconstruction of events which began at about 3pm yesterday, the man who was hooded and handcuffed, was escorted to the site by investigators carrying a black bag containing a life-sized doll meant to represent the victim.

The reenactment which was filmed on video by the police, lasted for about two hours, during which the park and surrounding areas were cordoned off.

Various reports indicate the suspect and the deceased started an affair after meeting in Central. The helper was said to be in-between work contracts while the man was living with his wife and son in Aberdeen.

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