A woman was arrested yesterday on suspicion of killing her boyfriend with a hammer - witnessed by their four-year-old daughter.
The 32-year-old victim was found dead in a pool of blood at their Chai Wan flat yesterday with his penis partly severed, police said. Scissors were found nearby.
The two-way permit holder identified only as Zhou, had arrived from Hubei province to visit his girlfriend and daughter on Christmas Eve.
Officers were told the man had threatened to beat the girl while demanding money from the woman, a police source said. The daughter was last night under the care of medical staff at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan.
"Initial inquiries indicate the girl saw what happened. A child psychologist will be arranged to talk to her," the source said. "She is now receiving medical examination in hospital. She appears to be OK."
The argument over money was said to have broken out in the fourth-floor flat in Yue On House, Yue Wan Estate on Chai Wan Road on Boxing Day afternoon.