"A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to seven years in a Canadian prison for participating in a violent home invasion that left a British Columbia family tortured and robbed of $1.6 million in Bitcoin. Tsz Wing Boaz Chan, 35, flew from Hong Kong to Vancouver in early 2024 to take part in the meticulously planned attack, which authorities say involved extreme violence, sexual assault, and psychological torture over a 13.5-hour ordeal."
"On the evening of April 27, 2024, four men, two dressed in Canada Post uniforms, gained entry to the Port Moody home of the targeted family. The attackers restrained the husband, wife, and young daughter, threatening their lives and forcing the daughter to simulate sexual assault while under duress, according to CBC reporting. The intruders also waterboarded the wife in front of her husband and beat him naked, threatening further violence if he did not provide access to his cryptocurrency accounts."
"They carried out the crime after weeks of surveillance and planning, including planting cameras outside the family's home. The attackers communicated through a man using a disguised voice over the phone, coordinating the assault and issuing threats. The daughter escaped at around 8 a.m. the following morning and alerted authorities, ending the ordeal. Police later linked Chan to the crime through CCTV footage and DNA, although he had returned to Hong Kong prior to identification. He was arrested when he came back to Canada months later."
Tsz Wing Boaz Chan, 35, traveled from Hong Kong to Vancouver in early 2024 and participated in a violent, meticulously planned April 27 home invasion in Port Moody. Four attackers, two in Canada Post uniforms, restrained a husband, wife and young daughter, subjecting them to sexual coercion, waterboarding, beatings and psychological torture over about 13.5 hours. The intruders demanded large bitcoin sums, escalating from 200 to 100 bitcoin and ultimately withdrawing roughly $1.6 million. The attackers conducted weeks of surveillance, planted cameras, and coordinated via a disguised-voice caller. The daughter escaped and alerted police; investigators later linked Chan through CCTV and DNA, leading to his arrest and seven-year sentence.
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