Mitchell Ong, who was identified on April 20 by Spanish media as a suspect in the case, is a fitness enthusiast who frequented a gym in Orchard Road three to five times a week.“He was nice during the interactions I had with him... I recall he likes to travel for business and raves,” he said.
Ong, who described himself as being 1.88m tall on his Instagram page, was arrested in his hotel room in Alicante on April 16.Another acquaintance of Ong, who also frequented the same gym, said the suspect had previously told him that he was working in the financial industry.“I would say he cared a lot about what he was wearing,” added the man, who is in his 20s.
“The different projects I worked with him usually cost about $2,000 or so, depending on the specifics, but he was never a customer that I needed to badger for payments.However, a former director at the IT store had a different experience working with Ong. He is still listed as a director in a company based in Goldhill Shopping Centre that is involved in the insurance line.
According to his LinkedIn page, which was removed on April 20 while he was in custody in Spain, he has been working as a private wealth management specialist since 2011. Spanish media La Verdad de Murcia, quoting sources close to the investigation, said on April 20 that an “economic motive” may be behind the murder. It said Ms Fang had made some investments, with recent transfers to an unidentified third person.