A woman was caught on Monday for stealing her friend’s luxury watch worth about HK$170,000, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said yesterday.
According to the spokesperson, both the suspect and victim are from the mainland. The suspect, surnamed Tao, is 27 years old. The victim is a businessman. The spokesperson did not reveal the victim’s surname or age.
The spokesperson said the victim reported to the police last Monday night that he met Tao, whom he had known for about a year, in a casino resort hotel in Cotai earlier that day, adding that he had gambled with her in the past.
This photo taken yesterday in a Judiciary Police (PJ) pressroom shows the victim’s luxury watch which the suspect had pawned and the cash seized from the suspect. Photo: Iong Tat Choi
