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Man charged with Hong Kong murder | |
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A man has been charged by police in Hong Kong with the murder of a British woman whose body was discovered in a flat. | |
Janet Gilson, 64, a Salvation Army worker from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, was found at her niece's property on Lamma Island on Saturday. | Janet Gilson, 64, a Salvation Army worker from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, was found at her niece's property on Lamma Island on Saturday. |
It is understood the arrested man is the estranged husband of the victim's niece. | |
Ms Gilson had been reported missing three days earlier by her niece. | Ms Gilson had been reported missing three days earlier by her niece. |
Police in Hong Kong would not confirm the identify of the suspect except to say he was an "expatriate". | Police in Hong Kong would not confirm the identify of the suspect except to say he was an "expatriate". |
Mrs Fareed was quoted as telling Hong Kong's South China Morning Post newspaper that the suspect being held for the past two days was her husband. | |
He was arrested on Saturday and will appear in Eastern Magistrates' Court on Hong Kong Island on Tuesday morning. | |
Ms Gilson reportedly suffered head injuries but police could not confirm if she had died from them. | Ms Gilson reportedly suffered head injuries but police could not confirm if she had died from them. |
She had arrived in Hong Kong on 6 March and was last seen on Tuesday in the village of Tai Yuen Village. | She had arrived in Hong Kong on 6 March and was last seen on Tuesday in the village of Tai Yuen Village. |
It emerged that she had retired only recently. | It emerged that she had retired only recently. |
In a statement Major Carol Bailey, who is a regional manager for the Salvation Army, said: "She was a deeply spiritual woman and was highly respected and loved by all those with whom she came into contact." | In a statement Major Carol Bailey, who is a regional manager for the Salvation Army, said: "She was a deeply spiritual woman and was highly respected and loved by all those with whom she came into contact." |
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