Fetus woman arrested
The woman who reported to police on Thursday she had flushed a fetus down the toilet at a fast food restaurant in Tsuen Wan, was yesterday arrested for 'concealing the birth of a child'. The 37-year-old woman was released on bail and told to report back to police later this month. The fetus had not been found by yesterday. The woman went to hospital for treatment a few hours after she gave birth to the baby, who, she had told police, she thought had been dead.
Acid attacker, 70, gets 12 years
A 70-year-old who attacked his ex-wife with acid as she slept was jailed for 12 years in the Court of First Instance. Sin Wa-chiu, who refused to move out of their home in Kwai Chung after they divorced in 2009, admitted pouring the corrosive liquid on Leung Mei-ying, 45, last April. Leung was blinded and her face disfigured as 14 per cent of her body was burned, the court heard.
Pair in court over wildlife haul
Two mainlanders appeared in Tsuen Wan Court yesterday after being arrested for attempting to smuggle 490kg of lobsters, 342 protected snakes, 202 head of frozen pangolin carcasses and 140.5kg of pangolin scales. Su Xiongji, 34, and Su Jingying, 40, were intercepted on board a speedboat off Sha Chau (Sand Island). Police said the haul was worth about HK$550,000. The case was adjourned to May 9.
