Beheading Case in Ngau Chi Wan: Arrest Made and Suspect’s Motive Revealed

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[Yahoo newspaper report]

On the evening of June 8, a beheading case occurred in Ngau Chi Wan. The police announced today (12th) that at 7:40 p.m. that day, a 43-year-old woman was passing through the pedestrian tunnel of MTR Choi Hung Station, and was attacked by a man with a kitchen knife on her hands and feet. , the current condition is stable after surgery.

According to the police, a 27-year-old Vietnamese man was arrested in Sham Shui Po yesterday afternoon. After investigation, it was found that the suspect bought the kitchen knife used in the crime at a grocery store in Sham Shui Po one hour before the incident, and then waited for the female victim to leave work in the pedestrian tunnel of Choi Hung Station. , Attacking pedestrians when passing by.

The police pointed out that the victim was a vegetable stall manager, and the suspect was a vegetable stall employee. It is suspected that the suspect planned to hurt people because he was fired. The police emphasized that the incident was not an indiscriminate attack, and the suspect had no mental illness record. It is believed that the incident was a personal grievance. The suspect is currently charged with the crime of wounding with intent and will be formally prosecuted later.