2 visitors arrested in Hong Kong after elderly man lured to flat for massage allegedly has credit card stolen
- Woman, 34, approached elderly man in Sham Shui Po, offering him massage services in nearby subdivided flat and later allegedly stole his credit card
- She handed over card to a man, 39, in MTR station; pair were acting suspiciously and intercepted by police, source says
One of them – a 34-year-old woman – approached the elderly man on Kweilin Street in Sham Shui Po shortly before 4pm on Monday, offering him massage services. The man was then taken to a nearby subdivided flat.
The woman allegedly stole the man’s credit card in the flat and later ran out, according to a source familiar with the case.
He said the woman went to Sham Shui Po MTR station, where she handed over the card to a man, 39, at about 4.30pm.
Officers found the pair, both from mainland China, acting suspiciously and intercepted them for a stop-and-search. “At this juncture, the man dropped the card onto the floor,” the source said.
According to police, the woman was detained on suspicion of theft and breaching conditions of stay while the man was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen property.
