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Hong Kong protests: new security camera footage shows student falling and dying from parking lot
Security camera footage showing the moment a university student fell and died inside a Hong Kong parking lot while a protest was taking place nearby, were discovered by an investigation investigating last year’s incident. Wai-hung as “very crucial” was the first image identified of the moment Alex Chow Tsz-lok fell from a multi-story parking lot at Sheung Tak Estate, in Tseung Kwan O, on the morning of November 4, 2019. help the court to evaluate the accuracy of the previous testimony about the time and place of the incident, as well as influence the forensic experts’ analysis of the evidence to follow. The video clip, which was taken from a surveillance camera installed in Kwong Ming Court, a housing development near the parking lot, showed a black shadow descending from the building. But it was not clear enough to show the events that preceded the fall. “It looks like the black shadow in the images is Tsz-lok,” said Ko. How, 22, who studied at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, extensive skull fractures, as well as bruising and swelling on his body. after the fall. He died in the hospital four days later. Previous security footage in the parking lot showed Chow walking to the building’s third floor at 1:01:39 a.m., when police officers were dispersing anti-government protesters in a nearby demonstration, but were unable to show the A police detective The person responsible for reviewing the security footage previously stated that he found no useful materials from the Kwong Ming Court. But on Thursday, Ko revealed the discovery of the images at the residential complex, which could greatly alter the course of the situation. judicial investigation. The student who died in the parking lot fall is unlikely to have lost his balance, the investigation said. The new footage indicated the time of the crash as 12:51:37 am, but Ko said the record was “obviously not real time,” adding that he had directed forensic experts to How’s father, Chow Tak. -ming said out of court that the new images represented “a great step towards the truth.” He said he did not expect a breakthrough in the investigation. of the security footage initially dismissed by police, but declined to comment on whether investigators had been negligent. “Frankly speaking, right now, it doesn’t matter who is right and who is wrong, and if someone has not done their job correctly.” Chow said. “In fact, I am happy to learn of the coroner’s discovery, which may be a big step towards the truth.” He issued another public appeal, asking residents of the Kwong Ming Court with knowledge of the fall to assist in the investigation. The coroner revealed that a separate security video, also discovered Thursday, suggested that government paramedics who testified earlier had been wrong about the time they took Chow to the hospital. He did not go into detail about what was in that video, but said he had invited the director of the fire services hired legal representatives to attend the proceedings, and postponed the proceedings until next Tuesday to allow time for the police to investigate further. He added that the investigation, originally scheduled for 25 days, could be overrun in light of the latest developments. More from South China Morning Post: * A Hong Kong student who suffered fatal injuries in a fall in a parking lot near the protest site last year is unlikely to have lost balance, the investigation hears * Hong Kong court could turn to virtual reality to help the investigation jury uncover the truth behind the student’s death, says the source For the latest news from the South China Morning Post, download our mobile app. Copyright 2020.
