Hong Kong A British man was in custody in
Hong Kong on Sunday after the bodies of two women were found at a
high-end Hong Kong apartment -- one of them hidden inside a suitcase.
His identity has not yet been released, according to Britain's Foreign
and Commonwealth Office.
Police said they were
called to the apartment in the city's popular nightlife district of Wan
Chai in the early hours of Saturday morning by a 29-year-old man.
They found a woman, 25 to
30, with cuts to her neck and buttock lying inside the apartment. She
was pronounced dead at the scene, the police said in a statement.
Officers then found the body of another woman, with wounds on her neck, inside a suitcase on the apartment's balcony.
Police discovered a knife
at the scene and arrested the suspect, saying he was "being detained
for inquiries." Post-mortem examinations are to be carried out to
determine the causes of the women's deaths.
Local media reported that
the suspect is a British citizen who worked for an international bank.
But the Hong Kong Police Force didn't respond Sunday to requests for
further information about his identity.
The British Consulate in
Hong Kong wasn't available for comment Sunday. Reuters reported that the
Foreign Office in London said that a British national had been arrested
in Hong Kong, but that it didn't specify the nature of the crime.
Such cases are unusual in Hong Kong, which has a low violent crime rate for a big city.
The upscale apartment
building where the bodies were found is described by real estate sites
as popular with expatriates for its luxurious facilities, including a
heated rooftop swimming pool.
The Wan Chai district,
in a central area of Hong Kong Island, is known for its high number of
restaurants, bars and nightclubs as well as strip clubs.
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