Hong Kong man suffers neck, head wounds in knife attack at mental health shelter
Police say the suspect, a 56-year-old man, was arrested on the spot at a private residential care home in Yuen Long
A 20-year-old man was injured in a knife attack at a Hong Kong shelter for people with mental health issues and disabilities on Tuesday, leaving him unconscious and with cut wounds to his neck and head.
Police arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with the attack at the Tung Hoi Association for the Gifted Child, a private residential care home in San Wai Tsuen, off Castle Peak Road in Yuen Long. The incident happened shortly after 11am.
A force insider said the victim suffered a 13cm-long (5.1 inches) wound to the neck, a 10cm cut to his left cheek and another to his forehead about 5cm long.
A police spokeswoman said both men were residents at the care home.
The source said the two men had an argument on Monday, followed by another altercation outside the shelter’s kitchen at around 11am the next day.
The suspect allegedly used a knife to attack the victim during the second dispute, with the younger man collapsing to the floor, he added.
