Mainlander who raided US tycoon’s Hong Kong home stole noodles from village house a year earlier, court told
Construction worker arrested for stealing billionaire Jim Thompson’s Gold Bauhinia Star medals is denied bail
A mainland construction worker went from stealing instant noodles to pilfering Gold Bauhinia Star medals from a US billionaire in the space of 12 months, a court heard on Thursday.
Fu Yingwu, 26, was arrested on Monday for allegedly burgling the Deep Water Bay home of Jim Thompson. He failed in his application for bail in Eastern Court.
The two-way permit holder, who recently stayed at the Hong Kong Harbour Hotel in Aberdeen, was not required to offer a plea on two counts of burglary.
Prosecutor Brian Lai requested more time for police to review CCTV footage and conduct fingerprint and DNA comparisons. He also explained that investigators needed to wait for one house owner in the block to return from the United States on October 3.
Fu, from Guizhou province, was accused of stealing 28 items from the luxury Manderly Garden estate in Deep Water Bay Road, Aberdeen.