3 Hongkongers arrested after student, 22, found dead following suspected meth injection, police discover body dumped in Fanling village

“The five men carried him away from the unit, abandoned his body in an open area of the village and left.”

Police say they believe the mainland Chinese student died after someone injected him with suspected Ice. Photo: Jelly Tse

The case came to light four days after the man’s body was discovered, as police took a suspect to the scene for investigation.

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The force said it received a report at around 8am on Saturday that a man had been spotted lying face up in Fanling Wai village. The man was certified dead at the scene.

Surnamed Xu, the man who was studying for a master’s degree in Hong Kong was found clothed but with no shoes, valuables or identification.

Police officers were led to a house in Fanling Wai after searching the deceased’s rental flat. Photo: Jelly Tse

He sustained respective 4cm-long and 1cm-long scratches to his head and thigh but no fatal wounds were found on his body.

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Police officers were led to a flat in Fanling Wai, where they found two men and small quantities of suspected methamphetamine, after they searched Xu’s rental home in To Kwa Wan.

Superintendent Chung said that the men knew each other through online networking platforms and the body was found about 20 metres away from the house in Fanling Wai.