Yip Kai-foon, known as "Teeth Dog" and "Goosehead", was an infamous Chinese criminal who was most active in Hong Kong from the early 1980s to 1990s.
21 Facts About Yip Kai-foon
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Yip Kai-foon is the first person to have used an AK-47 during an armed robbery in Hong Kong.
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In October 1984, when he was 23, Yip led a gang of five armed mainland Chinese men into Hong Kong.
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Once the policeman identified himself, Yip Kai-foon attempted to shoot him and a violent struggle occurred.
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Yip Kai-foon was convicted on four counts and sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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Yip Kai-foon contested the conviction, claiming that he was asked only to find a buyer for what he thought were sub-standard watches produced in local factories; his appeal was dismissed in 1987.
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Yip Kai-foon later escaped on 24 August 1989, when he faked appendicitis and was transferred to Queen Mary Hospital.
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Yip Kai-foon hijacked the van with two occupants inside, a 37-year-old van driver and driver's 6-year-old son.
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Yip Kai-foon got off at Wong Chuk Hang and left the scene by bus.
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Yip Kai-foon is presumed to have fled into mainland China.
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Yip Kai-foon is thought to have been involved in a 6 January 1993 jewellery store robbery on Nathan Road in Mong Kok, when a gang fired 30 rounds from AK-47s, killing a woman passerby.
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In 1995, Yip Kai-foon moved his crime operation to Shenzhen, participating in the January abduction and murder of a Tianjin businessman and the November murder of a police informant.
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The rest of the gang fled, but Yip Kai-foon pulled a gun from a bag and began shooting.
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Yip Kai-foon was charged with possession of firearms and ammunition without a licence, and shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm, stemming from wounds one of the officers received in the course of the arrest.
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Yip Kai-foon's trial began on 18 February 1997, with the defence claiming that the police shot Yip Kai-foon in the back and then stole from him.
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Yip Kai-foon dismissed his defence team two days later, subsequently appearing to fall asleep when given the chance to cross-examine a prosecution witness.
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Yip Kai-foon's lawyers appealed his conviction, stating that the publicity surrounding his arrest was prejudicial to the jury, but lost the appeal on 8 December 1998.
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Yip Kai-foon then went to the Court of Final Appeal seeking a further reduction in his sentence based on his "catastrophic" medical condition, but the appeal was denied.
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Yip Kai-foon continued to maintain his innocence over the 1996 shootout, offering a substantial reward for a witness who he alleges saw the events leading up to his arrest.
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On 11 January 2010, Yip Kai-foon was sentenced to an additional six months in jail for assaulting an officer at Stanley Prison on 30 April 2009.
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Yip Kai-foon had complained that he had been badly treated by prison guards.