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Kahon Chan

A 73-year-old Hongkonger has been arrested for allegedly killing an elderly man during a scuffle over “trivial matters”.
Police said they received a report that a fight broke out outside a public toilet on Hong King Street in Yuen Long at 5.31pm last Thursday.
Officers who arrived at the scene found the victim, 68, lying on the ground with head injuries.
Both the suspect and the victim were arrested for fighting in a public area at the time. The former was released on bail.
The injured man was transferred to Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen Long and then to Tuen Mun Hospital, where he died on Friday afternoon.
The man who survived was arrested for murder on Wednesday and detained for questioning, police said on Thursday.
“Initial investigations revealed that the two men had a dispute over trivial matters and shoved each other. One man, 68, was allegedly pushed over by the other man, 73, and fell on the ground,” the force said.
“Upon further investigation, police reclassified the case as murder. An autopsy will be conducted later to ascertain the cause of death.”
Officers from the Yuen Long district crime squad are investigating and have asked members of the public who witnessed the fight or have information to call 3661 4618.


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