Police arrest suspect in killing of Hong Kong taxi driver after citywide manhunt
- Officers apprehend suspect, 31, not far from Yung Shue Wan Ferry Pier on Lamma Island
- Search of area uncovers stab-proof vest and foldable knife with 9cm blade inside rubbish bag
Police arrested a man on Wednesday night who they suspected fatally slashed the neck of a Hong Kong taxi driver following a citywide manhunt.
Officers apprehended the suspect, 31, not far from Yung Shue Wan Ferry Pier on Lamma Island, Chief Inspector Terrence Tse Tsz-kwan of the Hong Kong Island regional crime unit told an early morning press conference on Thursday. A search of the area uncovered a stab-proof vest and a foldable knife with a 9cm blade inside a rubbish bag, he said.
The suspect, identified only by his surname Choi, was taken by boat to marine police headquarters at Sai Wan Ho and was being detained for questioning at Wan Chai Police Station. No charges have been laid.
Choi is wanted over the killing of the 48-year-old taxi driver at the junction of Eastern Street and Queen’s Road West in Sai Wan just before 5am on Tuesday. According to Tse, the suspect left a hotel near the crime scene, hailed the cab and got inside but was seen exiting about a minute later as the victim stumbled out of the vehicle and collapsed on the ground.
He had suffered a 7cm-long, 2cm-deep cut along the right side of his neck, near the main artery, but not severing it. The driver was certified dead roughly an hour after he was rushed to Queen Mary Hospital.
