Hello Kitty murder case
| Hello Kitty murder case | |
|---|---|
No. 31 Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, where the murder took place. | |
| Location | Kidnapping: Fu Yiu House, Lai Yiu Estate, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong Murder: No. 31, 3rd Floor, Block B Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong |
| Date | March 17, 1999 to April 14–15, 1999 |
Attack type | Torture murder causing traumatic shock, kidnapping, rape, decapitation |
| Weapons | Metal pipes, kitchen utensils, hot wax, melted plastic, spices |
| Victim | Fan Man-yee (樊敏儀), aged 23 |
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| Motive | Inconclusive; possibly sadism |
| Verdict | Guilty of manslaughter |
| Sentence | Life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 20 years Leung Shing-cho: Commuted to 18 years in prison |
Case Number: CACC 522/2000 | |
The Hello Kitty murder case (Chinese: Hello Kitty藏屍案; Jyutping: Hello Kitty cong4 si1 ngon3; Cantonese Yale: Hello Kitty chòhng sī ngon; lit. 'Hello Kitty hidden body case') took place in Hong Kong in the spring of 1999, when a nightclub hostess was abducted in Lai Yiu Estate, tortured and raped in an apartment in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, after stealing a wallet owned by one of her frequent customers.
Fan Man-yee (樊敏儀; Faan4 Man5 ji4; Fàahn Máhn-yìh, 23) was held captive by three men and one girl before dying between 14 and 15 April 1999. Her body was decapitated and her skull placed inside of a Hello Kitty mermaid plush.