Mother arrested after daughter, 12, found dismembered in Hong Kong flat
Neighbour heard chopping noises coming from the flat on Sunday
A mother has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her 12-year-old daughter, whose dismembered body was found in a Mong Kok flat on Sunday night.
Police arrived at the subdivided flat on the third floor of Man Fuk Building on Canton Road just after 9pm after a neighbour complained that the suspect – a 37-year-old masseur surnamed Cao – had refused to return a mobile phone.
The suspect was standing outside the flat when police arrived. Since she refused to cooperate, officers had to break down the door to enter the 60 sq ft flat and found a dismembered body in the bathroom.
The Post understands that the girl was born on the mainland and was the daughter of Cao and her former mainlander husband. Cao had later married a Hong Kong man, and in 2013, moved to the city with her daughter. Police are investigating whether the woman divorced her Hong Kong husband.
The girl was a Hong Kong identity card holder who had been studying in the city.
Initial investigation showed all the dismembered body parts were found in the bathroom of the flat, according to a police source. He said traces of human tissue were also found in the toilet bowl.
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“We believe the girl was dismembered in the bathroom, which caused the drain to clog. Water mixed with blood flooded the [piping system],” the source said.