Double-murder suspect nabbed in Hong Kong agrees to surrender himself to United States
Accused of killing two teenage nephews with a blunt object in California, Chinese national Deyun Shi, 44, was arrested at HK airport after fleeing Los Angeles
A double-murder suspect accused of bludgeoning his two teenage nephews to death in their Californian home last week has consented to a Hong Kong court to surrender himself unconditionally to the United States.
This came as Deyun Shi, 44, made his first appearance at the Eastern Court, where he was acting in person, after disengaging his instructing solicitor and rejecting the offer of legal advice from the free Duty Lawyer Service.
The Chinese national, dressed in a grey suit, was given a copy of background and brief facts of the case before he considered whether or not to surrender himself.
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“It is stated in the third paragraph that one of the charges [I face is liable to] life in prison,” Shi said through a mandarin interpreter in court, while pointing at the document. “Does that mean if I surrender myself, my maximum sentence is life in prison?”
Chief magistrate Clement Lee Hing-nin replied that he should consult a lawyer.
“Then I withdraw the question,” Shi said.
“So do you consent to surrender or not?” the magistrate asked.
Shi replied: “I consent, as soon as possible.”