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Police tonight (February 7) reclassified a wounding case in Tin Shui Wai last night (February 6) as murder.
About 7.46pm yesterday, Police received a report that a 68-year-old man was assaulted by a 54-year-old man at a podium in Tin Yan Shopping Centre and a 71-year-old man approached to stop them. The duo aged 54 and 71 assaulted each other afterwards and was respectively arrested for wounding and fighting in a public place.
The three men were subsequently sent to Tuen Mun Hospital. Sustaining forehead, knee and back injuries, the 68-year-old man was in unconscious state and was certified dead at 9.46pm today. The other two men were discharged upon medical treatment.
The 54-year-old man will be detained overnight for further investigation while the 71-year-old man was bailed pending further enquiries.
A post-mortem examination will be conducted later to ascertain the cause of the death.
Active investigations by the District Crime Squad of Yuen Long Police District are underway.
Police Report No. 259
Issued by PPRB
Ends/Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Issued at HKT 23:55
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