The attack happened took place when the couple arguedstarted arguing at home inYat Wing House on Yat Nga Court in Yat Nga Lane, Tai Po, shortly before 5.30am. A retired civil servant was fighting for his life in hospital after being badly struck in the head with a hammer in a pre-dawn attack by his wife at home in Tai Po on Monday. Lau Kwan-fat, 62, who suffered serious head injuries, was in critical condition in Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin after receiving a head surgery that lasted for several hours. His 43-year-old wife, surnamed Chen, who came to Hong Kong from the mainland about 10 years ago, was arrested by police for wounding. She complained of feeling unwell and was sent to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, where she was in stable condition. It is understood doctors will assess his mental state in hospital. The attack happened when the couple argued at home in Yat Wing House on Yat Nga Court in Yat Nga Lane, Tai Po shortly before 5.30am. It is understood the woman b
A retired civil servant is fighting for his life in hospital after being allegedly struck on the head with a hammer by his wife in their Tai Po home in the early hours of Monday.
Lau Kwan-fat, 62, who sustained serious head injuries, was in critical condition at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin after going through a head operation that lasted several hours.
His 43-year-old wife, who arrived in Hong Kong from the mainland about 10 years ago, was arrested by police for causing injury.
She complained that she was feeling unwell and was then sent to the Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, where her condition stabilised. It is understood that her mental state will be assessed by doctors.
The attack took place when the couple started arguing at home in Yat Nga Lane, Tai Po, shortly before 5.30am.
The wife was said to have behaved abnormally and was asked to see a doctor during the argument.
“During the dispute, the woman allegedly attacked her husband with a hammer,” a police source said. “Initial investigations showed the man received multiple blows to his head in the attack and suffered skull fractures.”
The man was admitted into the Prince of Wales Hospital’s intensive care unit on Monday evening after undergoing surgery for his head injuries. A retired civil servant was fighting for his life in hospital after being badly struck in the head with a hammer in a pre-dawn attack by his wife at home in Tai Po on Monday. Lau Kwan-fat, 62, who suffered serious head injuries, was in critical condition in Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin after receiving a head surgery that lasted for several hours. His 43-year-old wife, surnamed Chen, who came to Hong Kong from the mainland about 10 years ago, was arrested by police for wounding. She complained of feeling unwell and was sent to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, where she was in stable condition. It is understood doctors will assess his mental state in hospital. The attack happened when the couple argued at home in Yat Wing House on Yat Nga Court in Yat Nga Lane, Tai Po shortly before 5.30am. It is understood the woman behaved abnormal and was asked to go to see doctor during the argument. ÒDuring the dispute, the woman allegedly attacked her husband with a hammer,Ó a police source said. ÒInitial investigation showed the man received multiple blows to his head in the attack and suffered skull fractures.Ó He said the victimÕs shouted for help alerting his female neighbour, 30, who called police. ÒThe man was still shouting for help inside the flat as emergency personnel arrived. Firefighters then broke into the flat,Ó another source said adding that the attack stopped shortly before officers entered the flat. He said the victim with head injuries was in a semi-conscious state lying in a pool of blood on the floor in the living room and his wife was lying beside him. Police said the woman was bitten in the left arm during the struggle with her husband. She was being guarded by police in the hospitalÕs custodial ward. On Monday evening, the man was admitted into the hospitalÕs intensive care unit after the head surgery. Police had not received any reports of domestic violence involving the family, according to police. But officers were sent to their home earlier this year when the woman behaved abnormal. No violence was involved in this incident. The sources said police were investigating whether the woman was sent to hospital or went to see doctor after the previous incident. Police are treating the case as ÒwoundingÓ. Detectives from the Tai Po police district are investigatingPhoto: SCMP Pictures
He added that the victim’s shout for help alerted his female neighbour, 30, who called police.
“The man was still shouting for help inside the flat as emergency personnel arrived. Firefighters then broke into the flat,” another source said, adding that the attack stopped shortly before officers entered the home.
He said that Lau was in a semi-conscious state lying in a pool of blood on the living room floor, with his wife lying beside him. According to the police, she was bitten on the left arm during the struggle with her husband. She is now being guarded by police in the hospital’s custodial ward.
The man was admitted into the Prince of Wales Hospital’s intensive care unit on Monday evening after undergoing surgery for his head injuries.
Police had not received any reports of domestic violence which involved the family. But officers were sent to their home earlier this year when Lau’s wife was reported to have behaved abnormally. No violence was involved in that incident.
The sources said police were looking into whether the wife had been sent to hospital or had gone to see a doctor after the previous incident.
Police are treating the case as one of “wounding”. Detectives from the Tai Po police district are still investigating.
