A man has been charged in Hong Kong for allegedly robbing nearly HK$3 million (US$382,170) worth of pre-owned valuables including Hermes handbags from a shop before fleeing to Thailand and being sent back to the city.
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Police said that the suspect, 30, would appear at West Kowloon Court on Saturday morning. He is alleged to have stolen 14 pre-owned Hermes bags, a Van Cleef & Arpels necklace and two mobile phones from a shop at Supreme House on Hart Avenue in Tsim Sha Tsui on Wednesday.
Police said the suspect bought a white Hermes handbag for HK$33,000 on Wednesday and then allegedly rendered a 49-year-old female employee unconscious before tying her up and making off with the goods.
The suspect, from mainland China, fled to Thailand the same day, flying from Hong Kong airport to Bangkok. He was apprehended by Thai police when his flight landed and was sent back to Hong Kong on Thursday night.
Police arrested the suspect at Hong Kong airport. He has been charged with robbery.
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Most of the stolen items were recovered.