Ping Yeung Village – Charm

Life sentences for Hong Kong pair who suffocated man with tape in village temple

3 months ago02 mins

Two Hongkongers have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a man by suffocating him with tape in a village temple and burying his body under concrete outside, with a judge describing the killing as hideous “beyond words”. High Court Judge Anthony Kwok Kai-on handed down the mandatory sentences to Chan Wah-hing, 67, and Chan…

The victim’s body was found two weeks after the two suspects were arrested. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong pair convicted of murder and HK$3.6 million ransom blackmail plot

3 months ago02 mins

Two Hongkongers have been found guilty of murdering a man after a financial dispute and then blackmailing his wife for a HK$3.6 million (US$459,331) ransom for his “release” even though he was already dead. A High Court jury on Tuesday also found that the defendants – Chan Wah-hing, 67, and Chan Yiu-lung, 33 – disposed…