By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-11-26 08:43:08 | Updated at 2024-11-27 18:33:17
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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 that left 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 police spokeswoman said both men were residents at the care home.
“An initial investigation suggested the suspect allegedly attacked the victim with a knife during a dispute,” she said.
Police said the victim suffered cut wounds to his neck, face and forehead, adding that he was unconscious while being taken to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment.
The 56-year-old man was arrested on the spot, police said.
