Suspected Hong Kong animal killers who surrendered to police won’t be prosecuted, with officials citing lack of evidence for not taking the case to court

Two men who surrendered to Hong Kong police over suspicion of throwing 30 pets from a high-rise residential building, killing 18 of them, will not be prosecuted, officials have said.The Department of Justice said it found insufficient evidence to initiate criminal proceedings, a decision that has sparked outrage among animal rights groups.On Wednesday, a department spokesman said the evidence available did not support a reasonable prospect of conviction, and the decision was made after “an…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3100014/suspected-hong-kong-animal-killers-who-surrendered