Man turns himself in at police station after attacking teenager with knife near Hong Kong Lennon Wall
- Teenager was dressed in black and the duo apparently argued over different political views
- Victim was rushed to Prince of Wales Hospital, while attacker surrendered himself at Tai Po Police Station
A man surrendered himself to Hong Kong police after slashing a teenager in the neck and abdomen near a “Lennon Wall” in Tai Po on Saturday evening.
A police spokesman said the attack took place outside Tai Po Market MTR station at around 5.42pm. The victim, aged 19, was rushed to Prince of Wales Hospital in a conscious state. The identities of the attacker and the victim have not been confirmed.
Photos taken by passers-by that are circulating on social media showed the victim dressed in black and wearing a face mask. He was slumped to the ground and bleeding when onlookers came to his rescue.
Wong Siu-kin, a community organiser from localist group Civic Passion, said the victim was distributing leaflets near the Lennon Wall set up in the pedestrian underpass near the railway station.
“The duo apparently argued because of differences over political views,” Wong wrote on Facebook.
“The man suddenly attacked the victim in the neck with a knife. The victim ran for his life, but the attacker chased him to the nearby bus terminus, where he again stabbed him in the abdomen,” Wong wrote, adding that the attacker then jumped into a taxi and fled from the scene.