Hong Kong MTR firebomb suspect dies in hospital from ‘organ failure’
Cheung Kam-fai, 60, had been charged with arson over the February attack on a train at Tsim Sha Tsui station
Cheung Kam-fai, 60, had been arrested over the attack on an Admiralty-bound train on the Tsuen Wan Line on February 10 which left 19 people injured, four of them critically.
Cheung was charged with one count of arson with intent, but he never made it to court due to his injuries. The court had been regularly scheduling new dates for a hearing, with the next session originally slated for Monday.
Court documents showed Cheung was a security guard and a resident of Chai Wan.
“[He] passed away at about 5.20am on Sunday at Prince of Wales Hospital,” a government spokesman said.
Several videos of the firebombing incident show Cheung on fire while passengers use their clothes to help him put out the flames. He later falls unconscious on the ground before medics arrive and send him to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei.