Hong Kong cat burglar climbs 17 storeys up drainpipe to steal HK$450,0000 from executive’s Mid-Levels flat
- Police believe the burglar accessed the premises through a hole in the fence between it and the adjacent hillside
- He is then thought to have climbed up the drainpipe, entered the flat through an unlocked window then escaped by the same route
A burglar who climbed up the drainpipe of a 20-storey Hong Kong building stole HK$450,000 (US$57,900) in cash and valuables from the home of a senior executive at an American investment bank before shimmying back down the way he came, a police source said on Thursday.
Officers believed the break-in took place sometime after the 34-year-old wife of the banker left the 17th-floor flat at Conway Mansion in Mid-Levels around 6.30pm on Wednesday.
The burglary came to light around 9.15pm, when the couple returned home to find their closet had been ransacked.
“An initial investigation showed some jewellery with an estimated value of HK$250,000 was stolen, along with HK$200,000 in local and foreign currency,” police said in a statement.
Officers also found a hole in the chain link fence between the building and the adjacent hillside.
