British banker charged with murder in bloody killings at Hong Kong highrise
A British banker is facing murder charges in Hong Kong over the killing of two women in an upscale apartment in the city's central district of Wan Chai -- where one of the victims was discovered stuffed inside a suitcase on the apartment balcony.
The suspect, a 29-year-old man identified as Rurik Jutting, appeared before a magistrates' court in Hong Kong on Monday facing two charges of murder.
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Wearing black-rimmed glasses, a black t-shirt, and dark jeans, he was not handcuffed and responded "I do" when asked by the court clerk if he understood the charges against him. He didn't enter a plea.
Authorities said they were called to the highrise apartment in the popular nightlife district of Wan Chai early Saturday morning by the suspect.
They first discovered a woman lying inside the residence, identified by local media as a disc jockey at a neighborhood pub who is 25 to 30 years old. She had visible cuts on her body and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a police statement.
Rurik Jutting.
Officers then discovered the body of another woman, with wounds on her neck, stuffed inside a suitcase on the apartment's balcony.
The second victim was identified as Sumarti Ningsih, according to court documents, which said she had been killed on October 27. Sumarti was a 25-year-old Indonesian woman who entered Hong Kong last month on a tourist visa, according to a report in the South China Morning Post.
Paul Scanlon, a spokesman for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong, said that a person named Rurik Jutting had worked there but left the bank recently. He declined to comment further on the case.
The British Foreign Office confirmed that a British citizen was arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of murder, but did not release the name, citing regulations.
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.
Wearing black-rimmed glasses, a black t-shirt, and dark jeans, he was not handcuffed and responded "I do" when asked by the court clerk if he understood the charges against him. He didn't enter a plea.
Authorities said they were called to the highrise apartment in the popular nightlife district of Wan Chai early Saturday morning by the suspect.
They first discovered a woman lying inside the residence, identified by local media as a disc jockey at a neighborhood pub who is 25 to 30 years old. She had visible cuts on her body and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a police statement.
Rurik Jutting.
Officers then discovered the body of another woman, with wounds on her neck, stuffed inside a suitcase on the apartment's balcony.
The second victim was identified as Sumarti Ningsih, according to court documents, which said she had been killed on October 27. Sumarti was a 25-year-old Indonesian woman who entered Hong Kong last month on a tourist visa, according to a report in the South China Morning Post.
Paul Scanlon, a spokesman for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Hong Kong, said that a person named Rurik Jutting had worked there but left the bank recently. He declined to comment further on the case.
The British Foreign Office confirmed that a British citizen was arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of murder, but did not release the name, citing regulations.
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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