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Man, 91, arrested over indecent assault on female resident of same age at Hong Kong care home

Staff members reportedly found him lying on top of dementia patient whom he had stripped

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A team from Sau Mau Ping Police Station is investigating the matter. Photo: Handout
Danny Mok

A 91-year-old man at a Sau Mau Ping home for the elderly has been arrested on suspicion of indecently assaulting a female resident of the same age.

Staff at the home reportedly discovered that the man had stripped the woman, who is a dementia patient, inside a room at the premises on Lee On Road early Thursday morning.

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He was also accused of lying on top of the woman. They were separated by staff members immediately.

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The home called the police at about 11am and the man was arrested.

A Sau Mau Ping district investigation team has launched a probe.

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