Hong Kong police have apprehended two people at Shenzhen Bay Port in connection with the murder of a 51-year-old man in August, bringing the number of arrestees linked to the case up to 27.
The force said on Saturday that the pair, two men aged 29 and 32, were arrested a day earlier at the border crossing on suspicion of murder.
Friday’s arrests were linked to the murder of a man in Tin Shui Wai on August 25. The victim’s body was discovered with a knife wound to the head under a bridge over Yick Yuen Road.
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A source previously said investigators had identified him as Zeng Pengshan, a Hong Kong identity card holder.
The Post also earlier learned that the victim was a construction worker who was believed to have helped deliver illicit cigarettes before making off with HK$4 million (US$514,400) worth of product after failing to get a promised reward.
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Police in August said the victim had been abducted and was injured when he attempted to escape, dying as he was taken away in his own car before his body was dumped under the bridge.