Police arrest man suspected of stabbing brother to death at Mong Kok cafe
38-year-old allegedly attacked elder sibling in Mong Kok tea cafe after dispute over money
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 24 September, 2014, 3:29pm
UPDATED : Thursday, 25 September, 2014, 5:10am
Clifford Lo [email protected]
A policeman stands guard outside the tea cafe on Portland Street, Mong Kok, where Tsang Wing-ho, 42, was killed. Photo: SCMP Pictures
A murder suspect gave himself up to police at the Lok Ma Chau border checkpoint yesterday, about 1½ hours after he allegedly knifed his elder brother to death in a Mong Kok tea cafe.
The tragedy appeared to stem from financial woes, a police source close to the investigation said, as the 42-year-old victim, Tsang Wing-ho, had refused to lend money to his 38-year-old brother.
The victim suffered at least nine wounds, including a possibly fatal stab wound to the chest that exposed a lung.
The case recalled the arrest of a construction worker in July over the death of his younger brother, who was said to have demanded cash for a HK$100 taxi fare, in their Kwun Tong flat.
In yesterday's incident, an argument arose between the two brothers at 12.25pm, about 10 minutes after they arrived at the cha chaan teng on Portland Street in Mong Kok.
The 38-year-old suspect is being taken to North District Hospital for examination after he surrendered himself to police at Lok Ma Chau border checkpoint at about 2pm. Photo: SCMP Pictures
"During the dispute, the attacker drew out a foot-long knife from his bag and attacked the victim furiously for about 30 seconds," Superintendent Lam Shu-wing of the Kowloon West regional crime unit said.
"We believe the fatal wound was probably a 15cm-deep stab wound in the right chest that left his lung exposed."
The younger brother is understood to be unemployed and allegedly belongs to the 14K triad.
CCTV footage in the restaurant showed more than 10 other diners were present at the time, Lam said. "It was chaotic and all the diners ran from the shop," he said.
The elder Tsang, an instructor at a Mong Kok gymnasium, was slashed in both arms, the chest, abdomen and back.
He fell into a coma before paramedics arrived and was taken to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, where doctors declared him dead at 12.47pm.
The younger brother fled with the weapon, but surrendered himself, his clothes stained with blood, at a Lok Ma Chau police post at about 2pm.
Officers seized a sashimi knife from a bag he was carrying.
"Our investigation shows there has been a long-standing dispute between the two brothers as the younger brother was always asking for money from his family," the source said.
Last night, the suspect was being held for questioning and had not been charged.
According to police figures, 14 homicide reports were filed in the first seven months of the year, down from 17 cases in the same period last year.
