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
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
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
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