Knifeman subdued by Hong Kong police after random attack on cafe customer
Footage circulated online shows suspect in stand-off with officers on street, before his eventual arrest
A knifeman wounded a cafe customer in a random attack before he was subdued by Hong Kong police in a brief but tense confrontation in Wong Tai Sin on Sunday night.
Surveillance footage from a cha chaan teng at Kai Tak Garden on Choi Hung Road showed the 22-year-old man entering at about 6.30pm.
He walks straight to the kitchen and confronts a female staff member.
The woman backs off but remains calm. A male colleague tries to divert the man’s attention, but he remains in the kitchen before briefly standing by the doorway. Other patrons seem to notice something is amiss but are unclear about what is going on.
The man, who can be seen with a knife at this point, then approaches the cafe’s entrance where a male customer has just walked in.
He attacks the customer, cutting his arm before casually walking away.