Chinese national held over killings
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A CHINESE citizen arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly murdering two teenage nephews in the United States agreed to be extradited yesterday, but claimed “problems” with the charges.
Shi Deyun, 44, was detained by police at Hong Kong airport on Saturday after taking a direct flight from Los Angeles.
Police scrambled to reach Shi after being notified by their US counterparts when he was already on the flight, Senior Detective Inspector Jonathan Close told reporters.
“We didn’t have a lot of time, we acted quickly and got him, very very luckily,” Close said.
Following medical checks, Shi was formally arrested on Sunday.
He is accused of murdering his nephews, aged 15 and 16, after his wife filed for divorce, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The bodies of the boys were found by their mother at their home in Los Angeles last Friday. Both teenagers had suffered “blunt force trauma” to their bodies, the paper reported.
Shi had already attacked his wife, the sister of the boys’ father, the newspaper report said.
Shi, who had scratches on his face when in court yesterday, agreed to extradition and said he wanted to return “as soon as possible.”
He applied for bail, saying he could offer a “high amount of bail money” because he had assets in the Chinese mainland and the US. He also said he was in poor health. However, bail was refused and he was remanded in custody.
Local media had reported he was heading to the mainland which, unlike Hong Kong, does not have an extradition treaty with the US.
Shi said he had not been fleeing but was transiting Hong Kong to deal with business in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
“The allegations against me include a lot of problems,” Shi told the court. "I would like to give a clear account to the US government.”
The case was adjourned until February 11 pending an extradition request from the US.
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