A knife and arson attack in 1972 in an estate in Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong resulted in two deaths. Above: a Wong Tai Sin resettlement estate in a photo from 1969. Photo: SCMP
When jury members in Hong Kong received death threat over manslaughter conviction for deadly knife and arson attack
- In 1972 a gang of youths armed with knives and iron bars attacked a family in their flat and set fire to it, seriously injuring four people, two of whom died
- Three youths were sentenced to death for murder, and others were convicted of manslaughter. One of the defendants threatened to kill the jury
A knife and arson attack in 1972 in an estate in Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong resulted in two deaths. Above: a Wong Tai Sin resettlement estate in a photo from 1969. Photo: SCMP