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英國投行家被控在香港謀殺兩名女性

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Hong Kong police have charged a 29-year-old British investment banker for the murder of two women who were found in an upscale apartment, an incident that has shocked a city known for its low homicide rates.

香港警方指控一名29歲的英國投行人士謀殺兩名女性,屍體在一個高檔公寓單位被發現。香港是個以低謀殺率聞名的城市,這個消息震驚了全港。

Police detained the former Bank of America Merrill Lynch employee on Saturday after the bodies were found in a complex in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district, a residential area known for its nightlife and popular aMong bankers.

在香港灣仔區一棟大樓裏發現了兩具女屍之後,警方上週六拘留了這位前美銀美林(Bank of America Merrill Lynch)員工。灣仔區是個居民區,那裏的夜生活享有盛名,吸引了很多銀行業人士。

英國投行家被控在香港謀殺兩名女性

The two women both had wounds to their necks and were understood to be sex workers of Indonesian origin.

兩具女屍頸部都有傷痕,據信都是來自印尼的性工作者。

One of them was discovered hidden in a suitcase on the balcony of the apartment on the 31st floor, while the other was found in the living room.

其中一具屍體被藏在這間31樓公寓單位陽臺上的一個旅行箱裏;另外一具屍體是在客廳被發現的。

Hong Kong police said it had laid a holding charge against the man with two counts of murder. The suspect is set to appear before the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Monday, the police added in a statement.

香港警方表示,已以犯有兩起謀殺爲由對該男子暫定控罪。警方在公告中補充稱,嫌犯定於今日在東區裁判法院出庭。

The detained man, who has not been named by the police, has been identified as Rurik Jutting in local media reports.

警方未透露被拘男子的姓名,但當地媒體報道稱,該男子是魯裏克•朱坦(Rurik Jutting)。

Bank of America declined to comment but people close to the bank confirmed that an employee by the same name had recently left the firm.

美國銀行(Bank of America)拒絕置評,但與該行關係密切的人士證實,一名同樣姓名的員工不久前離開了該行。

Mr Jutting worked at the structured equity desk and only moved to Hong Kong in summer last year, according to his LinkedIn account. Before that, the Cambridge educated banker worked for Bank of America and Barclays in London.

根據他的領英(LinkedIn)檔案,朱坦在結構化股權部門工作,去年夏天剛剛調到香港。此前,這位畢業於劍橋(Cambridge)的銀行家曾在倫敦的美國銀行和巴克萊(Barclays)工作過。

Britain’s Foreign Office confirmed that a British national had been arrested in Hong Kong and said it was providing consular assistance.

英國外交部(Foreign Office)證實,一名英國籍人士在香港被捕,外交部正在提供領事方面的協助。

The police said the man had called them in the early hours of Saturday and asked them to investigate the case. They added that they had detained the man and seized a knife at the scene.

香港警方表示該男子上週六清晨報警,請警方調查該案。警方補充表示已經拘留該男子,並在現場查獲一把尖刀。

Hong Kong, a city of 7m, had 14 homicides between January and June, according to government crime statistics.

根據政府公佈的犯罪統計數據,700萬人口的香港今年1月至6月間發生了14起兇殺案。