Police will investigate whether the man accused of killing prostitutes at their one-woman brothels had links to other similar cases, a court heard yesterday.
Hong Tsz-ying, 23, a decoration worker, appeared in Kowloon City Court over the murders. He faces two murder counts over the deaths of Kwan Suk-yee, 47, who was found in Yee On Street, Sau Mau Ping, on January 10, and a Thai woman, Wong Amporn, 38, who was found in her flat in To Kwa Wan Road on January 31. Hong entered no plea to the charges.
The prosecutor told the court the prostitutes were found dead at their workplaces, and valuables including a mobile phone were stolen.
She said the police would investigate to see whether Hong was linked to other cases.
'If there's evidence showing Hong might have links, an identification parade would also be arranged,' she said.
Autopsy reports indicated the pair were suffocated, the court heard.
Police said Hong sold Wong's mobile phone at a second-hand shop on February 2. He was arrested at his home in Lok Wah South Estate in Sau Mau Ping two days later.
