Three arrested in Hong Kong over spate of threatening letters to restaurant group
Hong Kong police arrested two men and a woman last week for sending threatening letters containing a skull symbol and white powder to a restaurant group's premises over a financial dispute with a decoration company. The suspects were released on bail pending further investigation.
Hong Kong police have arrested two men and a woman in connection with a series of threatening letters sent to a restaurant group last week. The suspects are accused of sending the letters to multiple addresses linked to the group, including a restaurant and office in Tsim Sha Tsui, as well as a housing estate and shops near a branch in Tseung Kwan O.
According to police, the letters contained paper printed with a skull symbol and the word “toxic”, along with an unidentified white powder. The investigation revealed that the restaurant group had a financial dispute with a decoration company based in Kwun Tong district. Police believe the threatening letters were sent by the company’s management in an attempt to exert pressure and recover money through illegal means.
The three arrested individuals, identified as two male directors of the decoration company and a female employee, have been detained on suspicion of criminal intimidation. Police also seized stamps, envelopes, a photocopier and a computer during the operation. All three suspects have been released on bail pending further inquiries.
The case has drawn attention to the use of intimidation in commercial disputes. Authorities have not disclosed the exact amount of money involved in the dispute, nor have they confirmed whether any of the white powder was hazardous. Police investigations are ongoing.