A mainland man has been jailed for 12 years by the High Court for conspiring to kidnap Bossini heiress Queenie Law last year to procure a ransom.
Zheng Xingwang, 30, pleaded guilty to the charge on Tuesday. Justice Kevin Zervos described the crime as “shocking" and “deserving of a severe punishment.’’
In sentencing, Justice Zervos said a heavy sentence was needed for this cross-border crime to punish, and act as a deterrent to those who threaten the peace and tranquillity of Hong Kong people.
The court heard that six men, wearing masks and gloves, broke into Law's family home in Sai Kung in the early hours of April 25 last year and tied her and her boyfriend up. They then forced Law to give them the combination numbers of the safes, from which they took jewelry. She was then blindfolded and taken away, and her boyfriend was told to relay the news to her parents.
Law was taken to an isolated cave, where she was asked about her father's background and told to jot down his phone number. They then called him, demanding HK$58 million as ransom and warned that Law would be killed if they were not paid.
The ransom was later lowered to HK$28 million and was delivered in brown envelopes to a public toilet in Fei Ngo Shan on April 28. Law was then released.
Source: Ming Pao Daily News
