A BUSINESSMAN and his lover kidnapped his former girlfriend after pouncing on her in a lift and knocking her out with chloroform, the High Court heard yesterday.
The terrifying attack happened a year after Lau Kin-hung sent two heavies round to the flat of former girlfriend Chow Sau-ling to demand $300,000, it was alleged.
Ms Chow, 24, said Lau, 36, and his new lover Wu Pui-kwan, 44, leaped on her as she left her Yuen Long flat for work on February 22 last year.
She said Wu, whom she had never seen before, entered the lift and stood behind her. Wu then grabbed her round the neck and tried to force a white cloth into her mouth.
As they struggled Lau got in the lift and punched her several times, the jury heard.
Ms Chow, an airline worker, said she could smell alcohol as the pair again tried to stuff the towel into her mouth. She fainted.
Prosecutor Anna Lai said caretaker Cheng Wah discovered Wu and Lau trying to carry their unconscious victim down a back staircase after he heard someone screaming.
