Nadeem Razaq
Nadeem Razaq | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | November 3, 2016 North Lantau Hospital, Hong Kong |
| Conviction | Murder (3 counts) |
Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
Date apprehended | 2008 |
Nadeem Razaq (died 2016) was a Hong Kong resident of Pakistani origin who was convicted of the March 2008 murders of three prostitutes in Hong Kong.
Biography
Razaq was born in Pakistan, and came to Hong Kong at a young age. He was one of five siblings and spoke fluent Cantonese. After his father died, he lived with his mother and elder brother in Tai Po. He married two years earlier, but when his wife was seven months pregnant, he left home after accumulating gambling debts and repeatedly asked his family for money to repay them.[1] He was unemployed at the time of his crime.[2]
On 3 November 2016, Razaq died from suicide by hanging in Shek Pik Prison on Lantau Island.[3]
Murders and trial
Razaq initially began robbing sex workers, motivated by money and sexual gratification, but after killing CoCo in Yuen Long by strangulation, he reportedly experienced a sense of pleasure and escalated into serial killings.[1] He was arrested in Macau on 18 March 2008, just days after the murders.[4]
At the trial, he stated that he was beaten by Macau police while in their custody.[2] Razaq initially confessed to the murders, claiming he had committed them on the instruction of Macau loan sharks to whom he owed money; however, he later withdrew this confession. He came before Judge Clare-Marie Beeson of the High Court of Hong Kong, and pleaded not guilty to the murders; a seven-member jury found him guilty in July 2009, and Beeson sentenced him to life imprisonment.[5]
Victims
References
- 1 2 "影子狂魔複製殺妓". Oriental Daily News. 2008-03-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lee, Diana (2008-03-20). "Hunt for other killer intensifies as alibi holds up for husband". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29.
- ↑ Lo, Clifford (3 November 2016). "Killer of three prostitutes in Hong Kong found hanged in his cell". SCMP.
- ↑ Lee, Diana (2008-03-18). "Man held over serial killings". The Standard. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29.
- ↑ "Man jailed for murdering HK prostitutes". 28 July 2009.
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