
SUVARNABHUMI — Immigration authorities at Suvarnabhumi Airport apprehended two Hong Kong nationals wanted for murder on January 22, 2025. The suspects, Mr. Yau Shu-ko Enoch and Mr. Shimeobi Chinedu Nelson, both 21, were arrested following an Interpol alert.
The pair allegedly committed the murder around 5:30 a.m. on January 22 in Hong Kong before attempting to flee to Thailand. Thai Immigration Police, acting on intelligence from international law enforcement, intercepted the suspects upon their arrival on Cathay Pacific flight CX701 at approximately 6:40 p.m.
Police Major General Choengron Rimpadi, Commander of Immigration Division 2, confirmed the suspects were detained at the airport gate. They were denied entry under Thailand’s Immigration Act and transferred to the airport’s detention facility.

Hong Kong Police escort the suspects back to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific flight CX618, departing at 1:05 p.m. on January 23.
The arrests are connected to a violent attack in Yuen Long earlier that day. According to the South China Morning Post, a group of seven to eight assailants attacked two men near Hi Yip Factory Building on Wang Yip Street West. The attackers fled in four vehicles toward Hi Yip Street after the assault.
One victim, age 24, sustained arm and leg injuries and was pronounced dead at 6:38 a.m. at Pok Oi Hospital. The second victim, age 28, suffered back injuries and was treated at Tuen Mun Hospital. He reported the incident to police.
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