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Hong Kong protests: real estate agent charged over June 12 knife attack sent to psychiatric facility
- Defence lawyers for Kwong Sing-yiu say he has been battling depression for a year
- Attack took place in Kwun Tong on first anniversary of violent clashes outside Legislative Council
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A real estate agent accused of slashing a man with a knife and assaulting another during an anti-government protest on Friday has been remanded to a psychiatric facility, after a court heard he had been battling depression for a year.
Kwong Sing-yu faced three counts at Kwun Tong Court on Monday in relation to the attack on June 12, the first anniversary of violent clashes between protesters and police outside the Legislative Council.
The 27-year-old was said to have knifed Ma Fu-shin, and assaulted Fung Man-kit, at 9pm when protesters gathered at a bus station near Kwun Tong MTR station.
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Ma suffered a cut to his left hand, while Fung’s injury was not revealed.
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A year of anti-government protests in Hong Kong
A year of anti-government protests in Hong Kong
According to court documents, Kwong was also found to be carrying an unknown substance after he was arrested and taken to Kwun Tong Police Station for questioning.
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