Massive search operation involving 700 mainland Chinese police officers leads to arrest of man accused of strangling two women in Macau hotel room
- Man, 34, fled city through border checkpoint about 10 and half hours after he lured first victim to room in MGM Cotai on May 5
- Macau police sought help from mainland authorities who tracked down suspect in Hunan province
A massive search operation in Hunan province involving more than 700 mainland Chinese police officers has led to the arrest of a man accused of strangling two women to death in a hotel room in Macau about 10 days ago, authorities in the city have said.
A Macau police investigation on Tuesday found the suspect, 34, had fled the city via a border checkpoint on May 6 about 10½ hours after allegedly luring the first victim into his hotel room at the MGM Cotai at about 9pm on the previous day. According to the force, the woman worked for a money changing gang in the city.
Ho Chan-nam, a police spokesman, said the man left his room at 1am on May 6 and went to a nearby casino to gamble.
“The investigation suggested he exchanged about HK$600,000 (US$76,434) into chips to gamble and lost all the money,” Ho said.
At about 4am, the man allegedly took the second victim to his hotel room, the spokesman added.
The force said the man left the hotel two hours later by taxi. He then departed Macau via a border checkpoint with the mainland at about 7.30am.