## Canadian court sentenced Hong Kong man to 7 years in prison A $160 Bitcoin armed robbery case has been solved

On November 25, the High Court of British Columbia, Canada, handed down a final verdict on a crypto asset theft case that shocked society, and a Hong Kong defendant was sentenced to 7 years in prison for his involvement in the case. This case has attracted widespread attention in the judicial community because of its well-organized organization and vicious methods.

**Up to 13.5 hours of extreme violence**

According to court records, the four criminals began tracking the victims a few weeks ago, and they accurately grasped the activity patterns and home patterns of the target family members through pre-monitoring and installation of monitoring equipment. On the day of the attack, the gangsters successfully infiltrated the house by pretending to be a postman, and then committed violent crimes against a family of three in the house that lasted for more than 13 hours.

Victims have been subjected to various forms of abuse, including being beaten, waterboarded, and facing threats of sexual assault. Throughout the process, the robbers continuously coerced victims into handing over their cryptocurrency account login passwords. In a state of extreme fear and physical and mental trauma, the victim couple was eventually forced to leak information, resulting in $160 worth of Bitcoin being stolen by transfer.

**Careful Deployment and Annihilation Attempts**

In its judgment, the court found that this was "a long-term violent crime with strategic planning." During the investigation, it was discovered that the criminals had attempted to destroy evidence after committing the crime, soaking the electronic devices involved in the crime in a bleach solution in an attempt to erase digital traces.

Early the next morning, the victim's daughter managed to break free and escape, and she immediately reported it to the police. When police arrived at the scene, they found that the victim's parents were covered in scars and tied up, and the husband was naked, shocking police officers with injuries and the extent of abuse.

**Harsh Evaluation by the Court**

When pronouncing the verdict, the judiciary characterized the case as an "extremely violent, extremely cruel and carefully deployed Bitcoin robbery," emphasizing its social harmfulness and the premeditated nature of the crime. The 7-year sentence reflects the court's zero-tolerance approach to such armed robbery crimes against crypto asset holders.

This case once again serves as a warning to crypto asset holders not to take security precautions lightly, while also highlighting the efforts of international law enforcement agencies in pursuing cross-border crypto criminals.