Work comment sparked murderous rage in man with grudge against ‘world and company’, Hong Kong court hears
Accused told police he had sex with teenager twice at hotel after physically and sexually assaulting her at his home before dumping her body
An unemployed man projected a grudge he held against his former company on to a teenage girl, and ended up forcing himself on her despite believing her heart had stopped, a murder trial in Hong Kong heard on Friday.
Lau Cheung-fai, a married man, admitted to police that he had sex with Kwok Wai-ming twice at a hotel in Mong Kok, after he physically and sexually assaulted the 15-year-old at his nearby flat, the High Court heard.
By the time he stuffed the teenager into a suitcase in his flat and wheeled her to the Harbour Hotel on December 8, 2014, he said, he could no longer feel her heart beating.
While in his flat, Lau estimated that he struck the teenager with a ketchup bottle more than 10 times, as he bound her limbs, neck and head with ties and adhesive tape.
Bodily fluids found on dead teen may belong to murder suspect, court told
Lau also assaulted her private parts with a bottle of Chinese wine, before forcing the remaining alcohol down her throat, he told police officers who interviewed him after the alleged murder.