- .A 29-year-old man is being held after bodies of two women found today
- .One woman had wounds to neck and buttock and declared dead at scene
- .Body of second victim was inside a suitcase on balcony of Hong Kong flat
- ,It is believed the women were sex workers of South East Asian ethnicity
- .Early investigations suggest they were killed days apart at banker's flat
- .CCTV showed women and suspect returning to flat at around midnight
- .A small amount of cocaine was reportedly discovered in the living room
A British banker has been arrested after a woman's naked body was found with her throat slashed while a second female corpse was discovered inside a suitcase.
Police in Hong Kong said a 29-year-old man was being held after the bodies of two women were found at an address in the Wan Chai district in the early hours of this morning.
One of the women, believed to be between 25 and 30, was found with wounds to her neck and buttock, and pronounced dead at the scene.
Government workers remove the body of a woman who was found dead at a flat in Hong Kong's Wan chai district in the early hours of this morning. A British man was been arrested in connection with the murders
The body of the other victim, thought to be Indonesian and aged 25, was reportedly found wrapped in a carpet inside a suitcase on the balcony and police said she had sustained neck injuries.
It is believed that the women are sex workers of South East Asian or Asian ethnicity and that they may have been killed days apart, according to the South China Morning Post.
Early investigations revealed that the second victim inside the case had been there three to four days and starting to decompose. Her passport was also found at the scene.
A police source told the newspaper: 'She was nearly decapitated and her hands and legs were bound with ropes. She was naked and wrapped in a towel before being stuffed into the luggage.'
The 29-year-old, who is said to work for a top-tier global bank - called the police shortly after 3.30am this morning.
Footage captured on CCTV showed one of the women and the suspect returning to the 31st-floor flat at around midnight, while a small amount of cocaine was discovered in the living room.
A neighbour at the 40-storey J Residence - a high-end development favoured by junior expatriate bankers - said he had noticed an odd smell recently.
He told the SCMP: 'There was a stink in the building like a dead animal. It was a shock because you would never expect something like this to happen in Hong Kong.'
A second victim was found stuffed inside a suitcase on the balcony of the residential flat in Hong Kong
Forensics teams investigate the scene where the bodies were discovered - and a knife was also seized today
Wan Chai District Assistant Commander Wan Siu-hung told Sky News: 'We believe the death was caused by a sharp object which cut the throat of the deceased.
'This led to copious bleeding. When the police found her, she was lying in the living room. The room was messy.'
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: 'We can confirm that a British national has been arrested in Hong Kong.
'We are in touch with the local police and stand ready to provide consular assistance.'
Officers were called to the address in the early hours of this morning and later seized a knife.
Wan Chai District Assistant Commander Wan Siu-hung speaking to reporters about the double murders
The 40-storey J Residence is reportedly a high-end development favoured by junior expatriate bankers
A statement from Hong Kong Police said: 'Police are investigating a murder case in Wan Chai in the small hours of today (November 1) in which a foreign woman aged between 25 and 30, and another woman were killed.
'At about 3.42am, a 29-year-old foreign man made a report and requested police to investigate a case in a unit at 60 Johnston Road, Wan Chai.
'Police sped to the scene and an unconscious woman aged 25 to 30 was found lying inside the unit. Sustaining cut wounds to her neck and buttock, the woman was certified dead at scene.
'In the course of investigation, police found a suitcase at the balcony of the unit, and a female dead body with neck injuries was found inside the suitcase.
Police said that when they arrived at the scene a woman was found unconscious and lying inside the flat
Post-mortem examinations will be conducted later to ascertain the causes of death of the deceased
'Police arrested the 29-year-old man at the scene for murder. He is being detained for enquiries. A knife was seized at the scene.
'Post-mortem examinations will be conducted later to ascertain the causes of death of the deceased.'
Officers have reportedly described the scene as among the 'grisliest' the city has seen since the 'milkshake murder' in 2003, when American Nancy Kissel murdered her Merrill Lynch banker husband.
She was jailed in 2005 after being found guilty of murdering Robert Kissel when she gave him a drug-laced milkshake and clubbed him to death with a metal ornament in their luxury home.
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