The victim is 21 years old this year. It is reported that he is a student of Beijing Normal University. On the 1st of this month (Saturday), he and another female classmate came to Hong Kong on a self-guided tour and stayed in one of Chungking Mansions, 36-44 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. A small hotel. The hotel has only 9 rooms, 3 of which have independent toilets, and the remaining 6 rooms must share the public bathroom located in the corridor, and tourists must take turns to use the public bathroom in the hotel.
The case happened at around 0:00 a.m. on the 1st. The victim took a bath in a hotel in Chungking Mansions, Tsim Sha Tsui, wrapped in a towel and returned to the room. Then it was her female companion's turn to take a bath. The remaining one was in the room, and the door was suspected to be open. , An Indian man who was pushing a trolley for delivery passed by the female victim, who was only wrapped in a towel, and pushed the door to intimidate her. He ordered her in English not to yell or resist, and then pushed her onto the bed and raped her. About 6 minutes later The man heard an abnormal noise outside the room, fearing that he would be smashed into the act, and immediately slammed the door and left. Not long after the victim's companion took a bath, she turned back and saw her lying on the bed crying non-stop. He inquired about the case and immediately called the police for help.
The police officers arrived at the scene and arranged for an ambulance to take the woman to Mount Elizabeth Hospital for examination. Due to the seriousness of the case, the Yau Tsim Police District Investigation Team and the Major Crime Squad immediately launched an investigation based on the victim’s statement. In addition to questioning the hotel manager and other tenants, the detectives also Looking through the CCTV footage of the building all night long, according to the suspect's clothes, he quickly identified an Indian man who was in charge of delivery in the building.
At 4:50 in the morning yesterday, the detective went to another hotel upstairs of the building, arrested a 26-year-old Indian man suspected of being involved in the case, and seized a batch of evidence in the room, including a blue peaked cap and a pair of black sneakers and a delivery trolley, etc. The case was handed over to the first team of Yau Tsim District Crime Squad for follow-up.
The arrested suspect is 26 years old. It is reported that he is of Indian nationality. He has lived in Hong Kong for many years with a "temporary identity certificate". He has been working as a delivery worker in Chungking Mansions. Hotel room, so I am very familiar with the building environment. Because someone was wearing a striking blue cap and pushing a vertical two-wheeled trolley for delivery, when the police looked at the CCTV, they recognized the suspect at a glance, and became a quick The key to solving the case. At present, the suspect has been taken back to the police station, but he was very arrogant when he left the building and made a V-sign to reporters.
Chungking Mansions, which was occupied in 1961, consists of five 17-storey connected buildings. According to information, there are currently about 160 small hotels and more than 500 rented residential units, all of which are occupied by people of different races. Because there are many cheap hotels in the building, the room price is as low as 100 Hong Kong dollars per night, which attracts tourists from all over the world. Mr. Li, a mainland man who often comes to Hong Kong, said that every time he arrives in Hong Kong, he stays in the hotel of Chungking Mansions. Although he thinks a room without a bathroom is the cheapest, it needs to share toilets and bathrooms, which is inconvenient for female tourists and has certain risks. Because the people entering and leaving the building are like the United Nations, the flow of people is quite complicated.
Chungking Mansions, the filming location of "Chongqing Forest", is by no means a romantic holy place, but a hell on earth similar to the black district of Guangzhou.
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