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Written by: Peng Kaixin and Huang Weimin
2021-02-23 12:03
The last update date: 2021-02-23 12:04
Head-bashing robbery was discovered in Causeway Bay. A female proprietor of a foot bath shop was hit by two thieves with a hammer and robbed of about 1,000 yuan in cash. The proprietor was wounded with a bloody head and bravely chased the thief. She met in Sogo Department Store Enthusiastic passers-by helped chase the thief and reported the crime. The police finally arrested a 41-year-old Indonesian male robber in a hotel room on Shun Tak Street, and another Indonesian male thief who spoke Mandarin escaped without a trace.
The foot bath shop involved in the incident was reopened less than a week after it was robbed. The owner of the plunder, Ms. Lei, received a telephone interview from "Hong Kong 01" this (23) morning. She revealed that the foot bath shop was opened by herself last year, but there were many epidemics. The month is not open. After the government announced that it could be reopened on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, she would continue to entertain customers at night in order to do more business. "Look at the open night. How much is the profit? The rent is so expensive." In the early hours of this morning, he was robbed when he was closing, and the thief hit his head with a hammer.
Ms. Lei said that she was still hospitalized this morning for examination. The wound was very painful and she needed to take painkillers. The doctor performed an X-ray examination for her and is now waiting for a report.
Recalling the moment when the incident occurred, Ms. Lei said that she was "stunned that my company was insecure." After being attacked by a gangster with a hammer, the wallet was snatched away. She was immediately injured and ran down the building to pursue it, hoping to retrieve the wallet. , "Identity cards and bank cards are all in wallets." Ms. Lei picked up the wallet when she chased East Point Road, but the 1,000 cash had been taken away. She immediately slumped on the ground and wept bitterly. There were several young men. She stepped forward and asked her what happened. Seeing her head injured and robbed, she helped call the police and track down the thief. In the end, the police also captured a thief. Ms. Lei was grateful to passers-by for their help.
Ms. Lei said that she had never seen the two thieves involved in the case before.
The footbath shop she operated only opened last year. It has been temporarily suspended due to the epidemic. It was not reopened until the government relaxed on the seventh day of this year.
Ms. Lei revealed that the foot bath shop is run by her alone. Although it is hard work, the rent of the shop is tens of thousands of yuan per month. After the reopening, customers will be picked up. Sometimes customers visit very late, and they will continue to entertain them. Hey, how much is the profit? The rent is so expensive.” When she was about to close the door early this morning, she encountered someone pressing the door bell, thinking that there were customers, but unexpectedly recruited thieves.
Since December 10 last year, due to the severe fourth wave of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, the government has further tightened anti-epidemic measures, including the closure of beauty salons, massage parlours, and fitness centers. It was not until the seventh day of last Thursday (18th) that conditions were restored. Open.
Sources at the scene said that at 2 o'clock this morning, two Indonesian men went to a foot bath shop at 527 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay. One of them entered the shop and claimed to patronize the massage service, while the other man who spoke Mandarin “saw the water” outside the shop.
The man who entered the shop took the opportunity to open the drawer in the shop with the intention of stealing. The 44-year-old proprietress found out and immediately stopped, but was beaten to the head by two men with hard objects such as hammers and iron pass. She ran away after stealing the wallet. The proprietress broke her head after being attacked When the blood flow and the wound were chased out to the door of Sogo Department Store, about 80 meters away, other enthusiastic passers-by saw it and joined the female victim in the hunt and called the police.
Based on the information provided by the informant and the location of the culprit, the police immediately rushed to search around Victoria Park. Finally, an Indonesian man was arrested in a hotel on Shun Tak Street and detained for investigation.
Two thieves broke into the foot bath shop, thrashed their heads and robbed the proprietress, passers-by chased the thief for 300 meters
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