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Murder suspect alleges poor conditions in Hong Kong police custody

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A murder suspect in Hong Kong, Tsang Wai-ching, has alleged that he was denied basic necessities and held in unsanitary conditions while in police custody. Tsang, accused of fatally assaulting Issac Yeung Kam-chuen during a bar fight on July 25, complained to Kowloon City Court about his treatment. He described his cell as "damp and filthy" with a clogged toilet, and requested to be transferred to prison instead of remaining in police custody pending identification parades. AI

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Murder suspect alleges poor conditions in Hong Kong police custody

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

    ‘Damp and filthy’: murder suspect says basic necessities denied in custody

    The alleged ringleader in the fatal assault of an entrepreneur during a bar fight last month has told a Hong Kong court that he was deprived of basic necessities while being held in a “filthy” police cell. Tsang Wai-ching, 40, was escorted to Kowloon City Court on Tuesday to face…

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