3 men linked to fatal attack on suspected triad member sent back to Hong Kong

Three men allegedly linked to a fatal attack on a suspected triad member in Sha Tin have been transferred back to Hong Kong after being arrested in mainland China.

The trio – including a suspected knifeman and the driver of a getaway vehicle – were detained by mainland police earlier this year.

The victim, 52, who allegedly had triad ties, was attacked on the afternoon of March 16 by two knife-wielding assailants outside his home at the junction of Lai Wo Lane and Sui Wo Road, next to Sha Tin Junior School in Fo Tan.

The attackers fled in a waiting taxi. The man died in hospital that evening.

One of the knifemen, a spotter and the taxi driver fled to the mainland.

The trio, aged 27 to 37, were recently handed over to Hong Kong police.

On Wednesday morning, police escorted two of the suspects, who were hooded and shackled, to Tai Po Road by Kowloon Reservoir and to Fo Tan for a reconstruction of the crime.