Hong Kong police launch manhunt for murder suspect, arrest girlfriend

Hong Kong police are searching for a man and have arrested his girlfriend over the alleged murder of a woman reported missing last Saturday, after the force’s investigation uncovered sightings of a male suspect dumping suspicious, heavy-looking bags.

Superintendent Gar Kam-lam of the force’s Kowloon West regional crime headquarters said on Wednesday that the alleged victim, a 49-year-old Vietnamese woman, was last seen entering a building at 152 Castle Peak Road in Cheung Sha Wan.

The woman was not observed leaving the building afterwards, while the male suspect was seen in her company and spotted travelling to and from the site multiple times.

“The man was seen going in and out of the building multiple times and was seen carrying heavy-looking objects and bags. He was seen going into alleys and dumping objects in multiple rubbish bins,” Gar said.

The superintendent said officers started to suspect foul play on Monday and decided to check a building on 152 Castle Peak Road on Tuesday evening.

Officers at the scene found no one inside the flat but uncovered suspected blood splatter stains.