Hello Kitty murder case

Hello Kitty murder case
No. 31 Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, where the murder took place.[a]
LocationKidnapping: Fu Yiu House, Lai Yiu Estate, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong
Murder: No. 31, 3rd Floor, Block B Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
DateMarch 17, 1999 (1999-03-17) to April 14, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-04-14)
Attack type
Torture murder causing traumatic shock, kidnapping, rape, decapitation
WeaponsMetal pipes, kitchen utensils, hot wax, melted plastic, spices
VictimFan Man-yee (樊敏儀), aged 23
Perpetrators
  • Chan Man-lok (陳文樂)
  • Leung Wai-lun (梁偉倫)
  • Leung Shing-cho (梁勝祖)[b]
MotiveInconclusive
VerdictGuilty of manslaughter
SentenceLife 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 cong4si1ngon3; 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; Fán Mǐnyí; faan4 man5 ji4, 23) was held captive by three men and one girl before dying between 14 and 16 April 1999. Her body was decapitated and her skull placed inside of a Hello Kitty mermaid plush.[1]


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