Coronavirus: Hong Kong police arrest two suspected triad members in connection with assault on McDonald’s manager over refusal to wear mask
- Fast-food employee was attacked after asking man to wear mask in the restaurant
- Men aged 25 and 26 detained, while hunt for attacker’s girlfriend continues
Two suspected triad members have been arrested in connection with an attack on a McDonald’s manager over one’s refusal to put on a mask, police said on Thursday.
The men, believed to be members of Wo Shing Wo triad, included the 25-year-old suspected of assaulting the manager of the fast-food chain’s Tuen Mun outlet in the early hours of Tuesday.
A 26-year-old was also picked up, taking the total number of arrests in the case to three, after the suspected assailant’s 27-year-old brother was held on Tuesday.
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Police were still hunting for the attacker’s girlfriend, who was present during the assault at the Shan King Estate shopping centre shortly before 4am.
In a video of the incident, which has since gone viral, a man can be seen running behind the counter and punching the 29-year-old manager during the dispute.
The footage shows the man falling to the floor as his assailant continues to attack and kick him. The attacker then fled with his girlfriend in a delivery van before officers arrived.
According to police, the main suspect was caught at Shan King Estate at 8.30pm on Wednesday.