BANGKOK – A 62-year-old Chinese man, wanted in Hong Kong for a murder committed more than 30 years ago, was arrested in Bangkok’s Nong Chok district on Tuesday. The suspect, identified as Mui Yui-kiang, had been evading capture since fleeing to Thailand in 1994.

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According to the Crime Suppression Division (CSD), Mui opened a food shop in the Lam Pak Chee area after arriving in Thailand, married a Thai woman, and raised three children.

The murder case dates back to 1989, when Hong Kong police discovered a man’s body buried on a beach. Four suspects were arrested, but Mui remained at large. Hong Kong authorities recently contacted Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) via Interpol after learning he was still in the country.

A 62-year-old Chinese man, wanted by police in Hong Kong for the murder of a compatriot more than 30 years ago, was arrested by Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police in Nong Chok district of Bangkok on Tuesday.

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CIB officers located a rice soup vendor matching the suspect’s description and obtained a search warrant from the Min Buri Criminal Court. During a visit to his shop on Monday, Mui could not produce identification and was taken in for questioning, where he reportedly confessed to the murder.

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Mui now faces legal proceedings in Thailand pending potential extradition.

-Thailand News (TN)