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Rh included the statements that Mr Tam had gone back to the Mainland on the Saturday to deal with a transaction concerning his property there; that Mr Tam had left instructions that, if he failed to return to Hong Kong by the Monday, people should be told that he had gone back to Dongguan; that he had no way to contact Mr Tam who had simply asked him to look after the house and finish paving the ground outside; and that he had injured his finger while dealing with nails and bolts.

12. After more police officers arrived at the Tams’ home a search was conducted and the applicant was arrested. Under caution, the applicant admitted killing the deceased but claimed he did so accidentally. He was taken to Ta Kwu Ling police station and, upon searching the applicant there, the police found Madam Tong’s bank and credit cards in one of his trouser pockets. He later participated in a number of video-recorded interviews and participated in a case of re-enactment.

13. On 6 July 2009, in the room of the home of the applicant’s uncle which the applicant used, the police found a bag containing Madam Tong’s laptop computer and her wallet as well as the mobile telephones of Mr Tam and Madam Tong. Madam Tong’s old student travel card was also found under the pillow on the bed in that room.

14. On 7 July 2009, the bodies of the four deceased were excavated.

(1) Mr Tam’s body was not bound. A post-mortem examination of Mr Tam’s body determined the cause of his death to be multiple stab wounds: 65 stab wounds were found on his trunk, distributed between his front of chest, abdomen and lower back. In addition, although they did not cause Mr Tam’s death, he also had 13 stab and incised wounds on his upper and lower limbs, three of which, on his palms, were defensive injuries.