2 men accused of murdering friend in Hong Kong after public altercation

South China Morning Post - Nov 13, 2026

Two Filipino men arrested last weekend are alleged to have murdered their compatriot in a street fight after he mocked one of them for having low alcohol tolerance, the South China Morning Post has learned. Police reclassified the case as murder on Thursday, five days after the assailants were arrested in Central last Saturday. A source familiar with the case said the two men, aged 44 and 52, were sheltering from the rain on November 7 at Jardine House in Central with four other companions,...

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