INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ada Tsim is accused of gunning down 4 people in a park.A woman was charged with murder Thursday over the fatal shooting of two elderly
relatives in a brazen daylight attack in Hong Kong, a city with a reputation for safety.The attack at Quarry Bay Park in eastern Hong Kong
Island followed an alleged dispute over the sharing out of inheritance money from a HK$8 million ($1 million) apartment.Ada Tsim, 44, who is
reported to have worked as a bodyguard in mainland China, is accused of gunning down two uncles and two aunts in a park on Tuesday using a
semi-automatic pistol.She faces two counts of murder and two counts of shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm.Her 62-year-old uncle
died in hospital Wednesday, while an 80-year-old aunt died Tuesday, hours after the attack.Two other relatives were injured and are still in
hospital.The four victims were all siblings.Bespectacled and dressed in a red windbreaker, Tsim appeared at Eastern Magistrates' Courts on
Thursday afternoon.Police recovered a gun with five bullets left in the chamber and a box of 41 bullets from Tsim's trousers after she was
arrested in a nearby shopping mall shortly after the attack, the court heard.There were also two knives and a cardboard cutter in her
backpack.Tsim spoke only to say she understood the charges and was remanded in custody
The case was adjourned until September 20.Police investigators have previously said the attack was motivated by a "family conflict", while
local media reported the deadly dispute was sparked by an argument over an inheritance.Apple Daily and the South China Morning Post said a
disagreement over how to share the proceeds from the sale of an apartment left by the suspect's late grandmother led to the killings.Hong
Kong's real estate is among the most expensive in the world
The Post estimated the value of the flat in question at $8 million.Residents expressed shock over the tragedy as shootings are extremely
unusual in Hong Kong, which boasts a low level of street and violent crime and strict gun ownership controls.(Except for the headline, this
story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
