Street robbery in Yuen Long.
At about 4 pm today (31st), when a money changer employee was passing through the downtown area of Fucai Street, he suddenly threw out three Indian and Pakistani men, one of whom even held a machete and pointed at the victim to intimidate the robbery.
The thieves stole about HK$200,000 in cash from the victim and fled without a trace.
The police arrived at the scene and seized a machete, and they are looking for three thieves to bring them to justice.
The crime scene was opposite Yuen Long Jockey Club Plaza on Fu Choi Street, adjacent to Tung Yick Market, and there were a lot of people on the street.
The thieves robbed the streets in broad daylight, and the level of madness was astonishing.
It is understood that the local man in his 20s who was robbed was an employee of an online money changer. He was working outside the mountains at the time of the incident. He was carrying about HK$200,000 in cash from the company and was going to exchange the cash for other foreign currencies for the boss. , Unexpectedly, there is an opportunity for thieves.
After the incident, a large number of police officers arrived after receiving the report, and once intercepted the thief nearby but did not find it.
The police officers were present at the scene to investigate and collect evidence. The three suspected thieves of Indo-Pakistani descent who were involved in the case went in the direction of Hongfa Path. Afterwards, the police officers seized a machete involved in the case in the nearby grass. It is believed that the thieves abandoned the machete when they fled.
The male staff of the money changer was not injured in the incident and did not need to be sent to the hospital.
