Two women arrested for Yuen Long taxi murder

Police arrested two women in Tin Shui Wai after they were said to be involved in the murder of a man who died in a taxi in the small hours of Wednesday.

The incident happened at around 4 am today when the two women and the victim hopped into a taxi near Shui Pin Wai Estate in Yuen Long.

Sources said the three, including the victim - 48-year-old Mok, were caught in a dispute over relationship issues during the ride, followed by a physical altercation between them.

The man was stabbed in the chest by a sharp object with the two women hopping into another taxi to flee the scene. The man was said to have fallen unconscious shortly afterwards.

The taxi driver filed a report with the police immediately. Paramedics were also called to the scene to rush the man to Pok Oi Hospital, where he was certified dead after failed resuscitation attempts.

The two women, aged 36 and 37, were arrested for murder and assisting an offender respectively, according to the police.

Meanwhile, the “getaway taxi driver” this morning returned to the crime scene to assist with the ongoing investigation. It is understood the driver had driven the women to Tin Ching Estate. He later realized the two were involved in the murder after hearing the news.