HK$120,000 stolen from elderly woman in Ngau Tau Kok
Thestandard · 1 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago1 MIN
Summary
A 72-year-old woman reported to police on Monday night that about HK$120,000 in cash had been stolen from her backpack near a car park on Ngau Tau Kok Road. Police have classified the case as theft and assigned the investigation to the Sau Mau Ping district criminal investigation team
Key Points
- Police said the 72-year-old woman made the report at about 8.46pm on Monday after discovering cash missing from her backpack
- The reported loss was about HK$120,000, and the money was said to have been taken near a car park on Ngau Tau Kok Road
- Officers classified the incident as a theft case rather than robbery, based on the initial report received on Monday night
- The Sau Mau Ping district criminal investigation team is handling follow-up inquiries into the reported theft
- No arrests had been made as of the latest police update provided after the report was filed
Why It Matters
The case leaves a substantial cash theft in Kowloon unresolved, with investigators still trying to establish how the money was taken and who was responsible. For Hong Kong readers, the next immediate development will be whether police identify suspects or recover any of the missing cash