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A BRITISH banker charged with murder in Hong Kong has finally been pictured after a housekeeper was found dead at the bottom of a waterfall.
Jamie Tzewee Chapman, 34, made his first court appearance today after allegedly evading cops when fleeing to mainland China with his wife.
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Pictured for the first time, a serious Chapman was seen in a red shirt and sweater, sat in the back of what appears to be a police vehicle.
The married businessman did not enter a plea in today’s court appearance and his lawyer did not request bail.
It is also understood the judge adjourned his case to January to give time for further investigation, South China Morning Post reports.
Chapman has been charged with murder over the death of an Indonesian woman at Waterfall Bay Park in Aberdeen, Hong Kong.
The victim was found with severe head wounds at the base of a waterfall after sustaining blunt force trauma from a fall.
It is understood that she was hit in the head and drowned, reports ABC News.
Mevi Novitasari, 25, was a housekeeper in Hong Kong but did not work for the suspect, cops have said.
According to the police, Chapman visited the waterfall park with the domestic worker at around 11pm on Sunday.
He then abruptly left the scene alone in a taxi half an hour later.
The woman’s body was found on Monday morning in the pond below the waterfall.
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APPolice superintendent Sin Kwok-ming said her clothes remained untouched, possibly ruling out a physical altercation.
Sin said that the Brit was suspected because of his behaviour, and because he did not report the incident.
The official said: “A lot of things about him were unreasonable.
“[…] Some evidence had also disappeared for no reason.
“All these circumstances suggest that this is not a case of natural death.”
The Indonesian consulate and her employment agency will help repatriate the remains, and the consulate general will keep an eye on the investigation.
She was from Cilacap in Central Java province, said Judha Nugraha, director of protection of Indonesian citizens and legal entities.
According to local media, Chapman and his Hong Kong wife settled in the city after marrying, where they ran a small business together.
The couple were caught and arrested at a high-speed railway station in West Kowloon on Tuesday after coming back from mainland China.
The wife, 36, was arrested on suspicion of aiding a criminal and then freed on bail pending further investigation.
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