Surveillance footage pivotal in helping Hong Kong police rescue boy, 3, from kidnappers
- Officers piece together route captors used based on footage from the mall, shops and the management of buildings where kidnap occurred, sources say
Surveillance camera footage provided vital clues in helping Hong Kong police solve the kidnapping of a three-year-old boy in about 12 hours after he was snatched in a shopping centre and stuffed into a suitcase, the Post learned.
A source familiar with the case said on Friday that footage collected from the mall, shops and the management of the buildings allowed officers to track the route the captors used and locate where the victim was taken and held captive.
The insider added that the IP address and mobile phone number used to communicate with the boy’s family also aided the investigation, but he did not elaborate further.
Hong Kong required in September 2021 that all SIM card users register their personal information such as their name, date of birth and identity card number before February 2023.
Another source highlighted that the proximity of all events, occurring within a radius of less than 1km, enabled law enforcement to quickly pinpoint the location of where the victim was held captive.
The Post learned that the victim was abducted in Tseung Kwan O Plaza shopping centre on Wednesday afternoon and taken to Tong Ming Street Park before being stuffed into a suitcase and transported to a flat at The Wings private housing estate. The three locations are about 500 metres (1,640 feet) apart.