Hong Kong man accused of manslaughter, 12 other charges over alleged killing, date rape and theft
A 28-year-old Hong Kong man has been charged with manslaughter and 12 other offences over allegedly drugging six men and killing one at a hotel last year. Au Chi-ken, a marketing officer, appeared at the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday. The prosecution laid the manslaughter charge alongside 12 other counts, and sought to take the case to the High Court for trial before a jury. According to the charge sheet, Au stands accused of killing a man, identified as C, whom he drugged at the Best Western Plus Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui on March 14 last year. Au was alleged to have given the man...