Crime | Woman found in garbage bin defies death after traumatic attack

A woman who was raped and nearly murdered on Saturday night has survived the traumatic attack, after a passing motorcyclist discovered her body in a garbage station in Fai Chi Kei.
The woman, who was discovered with life-threatening injuries, was initially noticed after a passing motorcyclist spotted a human leg protruding from a disposal bin. Upon further investigation, the motorcyclist discovered a half-naked woman in the garbage unit, with a severe injury to her throat.
The motorcyclist called the police who arrived on the scene and arranged for the victim to be transported to the hospital. Authorities now say that she is in a stable condition.
The 25-year-old man, who is from mainland China but works in Macau at the same beverage shop as the victim, was arrested yesterday morning after returning to the MSAR. He had departed for mainland China some time after committing the crime on Saturday night.
Police say that the suspect has admitted to authorities that he raped the victim and then tried to kill her after fearing his crime would be discovered.
“During the period, the victim was conscious. He [the suspect] then used his hand to cover her mouth and grabbed her neck, causing the victim to lose consciousness again [and] he continued to sexually assault her,” said Judiciary Police Spokesperson Chan Choi Man, as cited by TDM. “Since the victim seemed to gain back consciousness, the suspect got scared that his act would be [discovered]. He took a knife and cut her neck. He also fed her some drugs that are [normally] used to sedate dogs.”
“He then took a [cardboard] box used for containing straws to wrap her up [… and] dragged the box to the garbage station near Block 3 of Ka Ieng Garden on Avenida General Castelo Branco and dumped her [inside],” the spokesperson added.
Police authorities required the suspect to re-enact the scene of the crime last night. Footage of the incident shows a masked man dragging a cardboard box in the street as bystanders watch the re-enactment. DB