Four jailed over Causeway Bay watch shop robbery
HK01 · 3 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Four defendants admitted a robbery at a watch shop on Foo Ming Street in Causeway Bay, carried out on 28 February 2024 and decided in the High Court on 16 September 2026. The court heard that the group posed as customers, stormed the shop with a chopper and hammer, and stole 25 luxury watches worth more than HK$6.12 million in about one minute. Deputy High Court Judge Lee Chun-man said the offence was carefully planned and that each defendant had a clear role. Three defendants were jailed for six years and eight months, while the fourth, an Indian national holding a recognizance form commonly known as a “walking paper”, was sentenced to seven years and four months.
Key Points
- The four defendants were Menik Wulandari, 33, Ana-mariatul-khusnia, 29, Aminuliah, 38, and Shamsher Singh, 36; the first three were Indonesian and Singh was Indian.
- According to the case, Menik knocked on the door at about 2pm, then stood at the entrance as the others and a wanted accomplice rushed inside.
- The third defendant brandished a chopper, the wanted man smashed display cases with a hammer, and watches were stuffed into bags before the gang fled by car.
- A total of 25 watches, and according to two reports also 19 watch stands, were taken, with the haul valued at more than HK$6.12 million.
- Police later recovered 12 watches worth about HK$1.988 million; the shop’s net loss was reported at about HK$4 million to HK$4.13 million.
Why It Matters
The case underlines the risks faced by Hong Kong luxury retailers from fast, organised armed robberies carried out in busy commercial districts. It also shows the court treating role-based participation seriously, including imposing a heavier sentence on a getaway driver who was in Hong Kong on a recognizance form.