Boyfriend of pregnant Hong Kong woman killed in Taiwan may face further charges
Chan Tong-kai, 19, who was on holiday with victim Poon Hiu-wing, 20, is accused of theft and receiving stolen goods belonging to her
Prosecutors of a 19-year-old Hongkonger charged with theft and handling stolen goods after his girlfriend’s alleged murder in Taiwan revealed for the first time in court on Thursday that they were looking into pressing more charges.
The news came less than a week after Taiwanese prosecutors sought help from Hong Kong authorities upon discovering Poon Hiu-wing, 20, was three months pregnant when she was killed while on holiday with her boyfriend, Chan Tong-kai, in February.
Chan, who returned to Hong Kong alone on February 17, is currently remanded in the city after being charged in March with two counts of theft and one of handling stolen goods.
On Thursday, acting senior public prosecutor Claudia Ko Hoi-yee asked for the case to be adjourned for another eight weeks before Chan enters a plea at Kwun Tong Court.
“More time is needed for further inquiries on the possibility of adding new charges,” Ko told magistrate Chu Chung-keung.
Chan’s defence counsel, Ronny Leung, did not object but asked for prosecutors to speed up the handling of the present charges.