Audio guide introduction: 2 minute 30 seconds
Ngau Tau Kok Lower Village is the collective memory of many people, and the most fascinating of them are the horrific murders and ghost stories. The most sensational one was the "Corpse Hidden under the Stove" in Block 1975, Niuxia, in 2. A XNUMX-year-old middle-aged woman, Li Yalai, was brutally murdered due to a monetary dispute with her adopted son Huang Juntai. The murder unit is located on the second floor. On the day of the incident, Mr. Zhuang, the owner of the store downstairs in the unit, noticed blood dripping from the ceiling. Mr. Zhuang called the police for help. The police officers, together with Mr. Zhuang, the administrator and the district chief, boarded the unit and found that the stove bottom of the unit was sealed with cement. This aroused the police's suspicion and ordered the victim to use a hammer to cut open the bottom of the stove. They found a naked female body, and the murder case was confirmed. expose. It is worth mentioning that one year before the incident, the deceased’s female close friend who lived together committed suicide in the same unit because of a dispute with the deceased. After the murder, it was reported that neighbors often heard wailings coming from the corridor late at night, and the cries were shrill and resentful, which made people shudder.
In addition, 19 years after the incident, when the relevant parties were considering paroleing the victim Huang Juntai, he hanged himself with a belt in a mental hospital. It is said that when he was hospitalized, he shouted into the air: "Go away! Don't come over!" It is said that his life was demanded by Li Yalai's wronged soul.
Since the newly built Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate has been completely re-planned, according to data, the former location of Block 9 is part of the current Ngau Tau Kok Park and Kwai Wah House. Now there are no horrific wailing and crying sounds there, only the jogging path. The sound of running and residents chatting.
The rebuilt Guixian Building was the fifth building during the old village period. In February 2000, a sensational murder also occurred. A 2-year-old mentally ill man beheaded his 44-year-old mother to death with an ax and then set her body on fire. After the murder, he hid in a closet and stabbed her chest with a sharp knife to death.
Although these horrific murders have occurred in this village, the newly built Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate is still known as the King of Public Housing due to its location close to the MTR station and convenient transportation.
