About 40 hours after the murder of a taxi driver on Eastern Street in Western District, the police arrested a 31-year-old mixed-race Tsai male suspect outside a store in Yung Shue Wan on Lamma Island at about 8.30 pm yesterday (13th) after about 40 hours of raids.
It is reported that Caestoor did not open a shop yesterday because of the No. 8 typhoon signal. The reporter checked on the spot this morning and the gate was still closed. The detectives went to a nearby shop to check the closed-circuit television to investigate the escape route of the suspect after the incident.
Some residents said that yesterday the suspect sat outside the store on a rainy day and had nothing to do.
Another team of agents returned to the east side street of the crime scene this morning, and then collected and browsed nearby shops to check the closed-circuit television, hoping to find out what happened.
In the murder of a taxi driver in Western District, a 31-year-old mixed-race male suspect was arrested yesterday outside a store in Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island. Some residents accused him of staying outside the store for a whole day.
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Loura, who is next to the residence, said that yesterday’s situation was scary. It felt terrible to see a stranger outside the house all the time. The suspect sat outside the residence on a rainy day and had nothing to do. The nearby residents wanted to know who he was and where he was sitting. The reason there was, but he stared at others with a fierce look in his eyes, which made people shudder, and no one dared to come near and ask.
When Loura went home last night, the police were already there and she did not see the arrest process.
Another Lamma Island resident, Ms. Zeng, said that after receiving a friend’s notice that the suspect was arrested, she went to the scene to see, but at that time the police had captured the suspect and closed the road, so she couldn't see the process, "Good catch!" She said that she had never worried about knowing that the suspect had fled to Lamma Island. "Because we are a "safe island", any criminal case will be solved quickly." She also guided that the island is small and the suspect is easy to find.
On Thursday morning, police officers searched CCTV footage at shops along Second Street in Western District to check the escape route of the suspect.
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It is reported that due to the strange behavior of the suspect, some islanders suspected that he was a wanted criminal and called the police last night.
A large number of police officers arrived at the scene and arrested.
When the suspect was arrested, he had no weapons, no resistance, and no superficial injuries.
The detective then found a bag in the bushes near Stow, which contained a pocket knife with a blade length of 9 cm and a stab-resistant vest.
The incident occurred at 4:50 am on the 12th (Tuesday). At that time, a citizen found that the male deceased was yelling for help on East Street near Queens Road West. He then left the taxi and collapsed on the ground and was taken to Queen Mary Hospital for rescue. He died at 6:17 am.
The right back neck of the deceased had a scar 7 cm long and 2 cm deep, which was believed to be caused by a sharp weapon after forensic examination.
The police investigated the suspect and fled towards Des Voeux Road West. Then, on the rooftop of a nearby building, he recovered a bag containing a kitchen knife and some clothing. It is believed that the suspect changed clothes in the district and fled to Lamma Island on the same day. .
Police arrested the 31-year-old mixed-race man outside a store in Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island at 8:36 pm on the 13th.
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