Hong Kong police hunt woman who stole HK$44,000 in cash from elderly man during massage session
- Man, 69, was approached by a woman at 2.30pm and lured to flat in Kowloon’s downtown for massage services
- Victim discovered he was robbed after woman, believed to be aged around 25, left flat suddenly following phone call
Hong Kong police are hunting a woman who robbed an elderly man of HK$44,000 (US$5,620) after she lured him into a flat in Kowloon for a massage.
The man, 69, was approached by the woman on Portland Street near the junction with Shanghai Street in Mong Kok at around 2.30pm on Tuesday before he was accompanied to a subdivided flat on the fourth floor of a nearby building, the force said.
“During the massage session, the woman left the flat to answer a phone call. When she returned, she informed the victim that she had to leave immediately,” a source familiar with the case said.
The insider added that after the woman left, the man discovered HK$44,000 in cash had been stolen from his rucksack.
He then filed a theft report to police. Officers searched the area but no arrests were made.
The woman, believed to be aged around 25 and 1.58 metres (5.2 feet) tall, was wearing a white shirt and grey jeans at the time of the incident, according to the source.
Last year, the city experienced a spate of crimes involving elderly men being lured by women with the promise of massages or sex before having their valuables, such as luxury watches and gold necklaces, stolen.