The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested a male suspect on Sunday for attempting to rob a gambler who had hit a lucky streak at the Venetian in Cotai, PJ spokesman Choi Ian Fai said during a special press conference yesterday.
Choi identified the suspect as a 38-year-old Chinese American surnamed Zhang who told the police that he works as a photographer. The victim is a man in his fifties from the mainland.
According to Choi, shortly after 3 p.m. on Sunday the victim changed gaming chips worth HK$500,000 in to cash after gambling at the Venetian. After collecting his cash the victim got into a lift to return to his guestroom. The suspect followed the victim into the lift.
The botched robbery suspect’s three pepper spray canisters are displayed in a pressroom at the Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi
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