Hong Kong police seek store worker over alleged assault on man
Man, 47, found bleeding in Wan Chai on Monday morning and taken to Ruttonjee Hospital for treatment
Hong Kong police are searching for a convenience store worker who allegedly assaulted a man following a dispute, the Post has learned.
The force said on Monday that it was looking for a woman in her fifties in connection with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, after she allegedly beat a man, 47, with a stick at a shop.
The victim, surnamed Wong, was found on Monday morning bleeding on a street in Wan Chai.
Police said Wong was discovered near the intersection of Jaffe Road and Fenwick Street, with injuries to his forehead and nose. He was later taken to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai for treatment.
According to a police spokesman, Wong told officers he had “thoughts of stealing from a shop” before he was assaulted.
But a source said initial investigations found that there were no signs of theft.