Indonesian domestic helpers attacked at knifepoint during Hong Kong home invasion in which thieves steal HK$83,000
Police launch citywide manhunt for two men who ransacked house in upscale Stanley neighbourhood and stole HK$83,000 before leaving Indonesian women tied up in basement
Hong Kong police launched a citywide manhunt on Friday for a pair of thieves who threatened two Indonesian domestic helpers at knifepoint during a terrifying home invasion in an upscale neighbourhood.
The robbers, who left the two women tied up in the basement, escaped with two mobile phones and about HK$83,000 (US$10,000) in cash from a three-storey, sea-view house on Tai Tam Road, Stanley.
The residents, a 74-year-old doctor and his wife, were out for dinner during the ordeal, which occurred about 7.30pm on Thursday, and began when one of the helpers, aged 43, went to put a bag of rubbish outside.
According to a police source, one of the robbers threatened the woman with a fruit knife forced her back into the house. The other helper, aged 42, was grabbed when she came out of the bathroom.
“The two helpers were bound with tape at knifepoint,” the source said. “The pair were guarded by one of the culprits in the basement, while the other ransacked the house.”