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B.C. Court Sentences Hong Kong Man to 7 Years for Brutal Crypto Home Invasion

The case underscores a surge in violent “wrench” robberies targeting crypto holders, with roughly 60 documented incidents in 2025.

Overview

  • Judge Robin McQuillan handed Tsz Wing Boaz Chan a seven-year term for his role in a 13.5-hour April 2024 attack on a Port Moody family.
  • Two assailants posed as Canada Post workers to gain entry before the crew restrained the family and used waterboarding, beatings, and sexual assaults.
  • The attackers demanded up to 200 bitcoins before ultimately withdrawing about $1.6 million from the victims’ crypto accounts.
  • The daughter escaped the next morning to call police, after which officers found the parents bound and injured inside the home.
  • Court records describe weeks of surveillance, planted cameras, and an attempt to destroy evidence by soaking electronics in bleach and water; Chan pleaded guilty earlier this year and was linked by CCTV and DNA.