Source says suspects apprehended after body was found under bridge, adding they are believed to have been involved in illicit cigarette dispute

Hong Kong police have arrested eight people in connection with the suspected murder of a 51-year-old man in Tuen Mun, the Post has learned.

A source said on Tuesday that those apprehended were believed to have been involved in a dispute over the sale of illicit cigarettes.

Another insider said that the victim, identified as Hong Kong identity card holder Zeng Pengshan, was found on Monday under a bridge over Yick Yuen Road with a knife wound to his head.

The source added that the wound on the back of his head was believed to have been fatal.