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A wounding case in Mong Kok on December 9 last year was yesterday (January 4) reclassified as murder.
About 3.45pm on December 9, a 31-year-old man entered a building on Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok, to distribute leaflets. A 65-year-old male security guard stopped him when he tried to leave. The man pushed the security guard to the ground, and then allegedly kicked him in the head before fleeing. A passer-by reported the case to police.
The security guard sustained serious head injuries and was taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital where he was subsequently certified dead at 8.31am yesterday. A post-mortem will be conducted later to ascertain the causes of death of the man.
The 31-year-old man was arrested in Mong Kok on December 15 and subsequently charged with wounding. He is in Correctional Services Departmentˇ¦s custody. Legal advice is being sought from Department of Justice and the man will re-appear at Kowloon City Magistratesˇ¦ Court on January 21.
Investigations by District Crime Squad of Mong Kok District are under way.
Police urged anyone who saw the incident or who has any information to contact the investigating officers at 2398 6277 or 2398 6276.
Police report No. 2
Ends/Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Issued at HKT 19:17
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