Hong Kong police arrest 1 more man in connection with death of mainland Chinese student
- Hongkonger, 31, detained on arrival at the airport, bringing the number of arrests related to the case to five
- Case involves death of mainland student Xu Wenjun, 22, who was studying for a master’s degree in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police have arrested a man at the city’s airport in connection with the death of a mainland Chinese student whose body was discovered in a Fanling village last December.
The 31-year-old Hongkonger was detained on arrival at the airport on Wednesday, bringing the number of suspects arrested over the case to five.
He was still being held on suspicion of prevention of the lawful burial of a body on Thursday afternoon.
At the centre of the case was the death of 22-year-old mainland student Xu Wenjun, who was studying for a master’s degree in the city.
Police earlier charged security guard Kwan Wing-yin, 51, and unemployed Cheng See-chung, with manslaughter and preventing the lawful burial of Xu’s body with the help of two unidentified men.
2 Hongkongers remanded in custody in mainland Chinese student manslaughter case
Cheng Ka-fu, a 20-year-old student at LiPACE, a community education arm of Hong Kong Metropolitan University, was also charged with prevention of the lawful burial of a body.
Police later arrested another 25-year -old man at West Kowloon station on suspicion of being one of the two unknown men who aided in the unlawful disposal of Xu’s body.
