Yesterday we reported that the home of Jackie Chan’s former lover had been burgled. It turns out the story could be a bit more complicated.
Elaine Ng, the mother of Chan’s 17-year-old daughter Etta Ng, reported to police on Sunday evening that her home in Happy Valley had been burgled. Up to HK$170,000 worth of items were missing, including clothes, two rings worth up to HK$70,000, and guitars worth up to HK$100,000.
However, police found no evidence of forced entry, so naturally, suspicion fell on the daughter.
The relationship between the mother and daughter is known to be fraught with tension. In 2015, the elder Ng was arrested and later released by police following allegations of child cruelty.
Both mother and daughter lived together in the flat in Happy Valley until the younger Ng came out as a lesbian last month. The teenager also dropped out of school and moved out of the family home to live in North Point with her girlfriend, the Canadian model Andi.
She told journalists that she contacted her mother letting her know that she was going to stop by her home to collect some of her own personal belongings, including her clothes.
“She said ok, so I went to her place and she wasn’t there. I told her that I was going to go on a trip for a few days so I needed to get some clothes.
“So I went inside, because I have a key to the place, she gave it to me. She hasn’t changed the locks or locked the doors, so I though that was ok, so I went in to get some of my clothes and my guitar, because I love playing the guitar.”
She added: “I told her if there’s anything you want back, I’ll give it to you, no problem.”
The younger Ng said she had no idea that her mother would call the police, and only found out about it when she received a call from officers yesterday.
She also said that in one of her messages, she asked her mother when she would be back home because she wanted to have a chat.
Reporters also went to pay the elder Ng a visit, but she was staying mum on the whole saga, telling journalists “the matter is being handled by social workers,” and that she had to wait for police to check CCTV footage outside her home first before she could comment.
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