Hong Kong police arrest YouTuber for allegedly stealing cat from temple
Officers recover ‘Lok Lok’ after raiding man’s public housing flat in Hung Hom
Hong Kong police have arrested a YouTuber for allegedly stealing a cat from a temple.
The force said the man, 25, was apprehended on suspicion of theft on Wednesday morning after officers raided his public housing flat in Hung Hom and recovered “Lok Lok” the cat.
Inspector Siu Yan-ting of the Kowloon City animal crime investigation team said no visible injuries were found on the nine-year-old cat.
“Following an examination by personnel from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Lok Lok appears to be safe and healthy at the moment,” Siu said.
She added that police would later return the cat to its owner.
Officers launched an investigation after the cat’s owner, 77, filed a report to police on Monday that the animal which was kept at a temple in To Kwa Wan had been missing since Thursday last week.
“Lok Lok is well-loved by the neighbourhood, and concerned residents immediately searched online for information about Lok Lok, and set up a webpage to find where Lok Lok had gone,” the inspector said.