The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a woman from the Chinese mainland on Tuesday for stealing HK$60,000 and 3,000 yuan in cash from a hotel guestroom, PJ spokesman Cheong Un Hong said during a regular press conference yesterday.
Cheong identified the suspect as a 45-year-old businesswoman surnamed Zhang.
According to Cheong, the police received a report on Tuesday morning from a middle-aged man who said that his black backpack, containing his identification documents, HK$60,000 and 3,000 yuan in cash, and some clothing, had been stolen from his hotel guestroom in Taipa.
Cheong noted that the victim and his male friend met Zhang at a casino on Saturday and invited her to share their guestroom. However, on Monday morning, the victim left the guestroom, leaving the backpack inside while his friend was asleep. On Tuesday morning, the victim received a call from his friend, telling him that Zhang had taken the backpack while he was asleep and left the guestroom. Realising that Zhang had stolen the backpack, the victim immediately reported the case to the police.
The police identified Zhang as the suspect and apprehended her while she was gambling at a casino in Cotai after the theft, recovering HK$2,300 in chips along with the stolen backpack, the victim’s identification documents, and clothing.
Zhang was transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) yesterday, facing a theft charge.
This undated handout photo provided by the Judiciary Police (PJ) yesterday shows the HK$2,300 in chips seized from the theft suspect.
