The assailant suspected of cutting his neck with a chopper on the east street of the Western District in the early hours of yesterday (12th), leading to the tragic death of the 48-year-old taxi driver Wei Jianxiong, was finally arrested after a day of absconding.
"Hong Kong 01" received news that the police arrested the suspect on Lamma Island at night.
It is understood that the police received a report from a foreign woman at about 7:30 p.m., saying that the suspect was found outside a grocery store on the back street of Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island. Returning to the police post on Lamma Island to detain for investigation, a large number of police officers are investigating at the scene.
After the incident, the police released photos of the assailant twice for two days in a row.
According to sources, the police received a report from the public today and found a suspected murderer on Lamma Island. Police officers rushed to the scene after receiving the report and arrested the suspect in a village house on Lamma Island.
It is understood that the name of the suspect involved in the case is Cai Nansheng, and the foreign name is Mathew, who is of mixed blood from Hong Kong and South Africa.
The suspect used to introduce himself as a "Software Developer" on the job search website.
When the police told the case at a press conference yesterday, the suspect was a white-skinned biracial boy in his 30s, and released photos to arrest him, describing him as "very violent."
Today, the police released another photo of the suspect, continuing to believe that the suspect is extremely dangerous and does not rule out violent tendencies.
The incident occurred at 4 o'clock in the morning yesterday (12th). When Wei Jianxiong, 48, drove a taxi to Dongbian Street near Queen's Road West, he was suspected of arguing with passengers and was attacked with a hard object or sharp object, causing serious neck injuries. He fell into a coma due to heavy bleeding and was sent to the hospital to no avail.
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