Schoolgirls Arrested Over HK$5mn Jewellery Theft

Three primary school girls have been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of HK$5 million worth of jewellery.

The victim, a 39-year-old woman who recently moved in with a 10-year-old girl and her divorced father at a flat in Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate, called the police on Monday after realising that two diamond necklaces and a diamond bracelet had disappeared from her handbag.

Sources said police believed the 10-year-old girl stole the jewellery from the woman – an investment banker – because she disliked her.

The girl is suspected of giving the jewellery to a 12-year-old schoolmate to look after, although nothing was found at the classmate's home.

Another 12-year-old girl was also arrested and was later released on bail, while the other two were still being held for questioning.