Braemar Hill murders - Wikipedia
The Braemar Hill murders (Chinese: 寶馬山雙屍案) occurred in British Hong Kong on 20 April 1985, when local British teenagers Kenneth McBride and Nicola Myers were killed by a group of five young gangsters on Braemar Hill, Hong Kong. McBride was found bound, beaten, and strangled with over 100 bodily injuries. Myers' body was found half naked, her jaw broken, and her left eyeball out of its socket. Evidence also showed that Myers was raped.[1]
Kenneth McBride (aged 17) and Nicola Myers (aged 18), a teenaged couple, were both students at Island School and were well known on campus. McBride was the president of the students' union, captain of the school rowing team, and a member of the debate team. His former teacher Chris Forse described him as smart, and loved by the school community.[2] Myers was described as a smart student, who had an interest in languages and was hoping to become an interpreter. Simon Boyde, a former schoolmate of the couple, said that they were close, and both of them were popular in school.[3]
After several failed attempts to steal the cable, the group spotted McBride and Myers. The group decided to "have some fun" and thought as the teenagers were European they must be rich. Pang led them to rob the couple. McBride and Myers only had one dollar on them, angering the gangsters and triggering the attack. McBride was bound and savagely beaten. Tam pulled off McBride's Nike shoes and kept them after the murder, leading to the shoes becoming key pieces of evidence presented in court. According to the murderers' statements, Pang verbally threatened the rest of the gang to take part in the attack. Pang raped Myers while the other four members were brutally beating McBride. Myers' genitalia were penetrated by a stick and a bottle. After several attacks, Pang decided to murder the couple to prevent later identification. The group left the country park after the murders, and destroyed the couple's textbooks.[3]
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