Three underage students among four arrested by Hong Kong police over attack on Yuen Long restaurant owner
- The owner, who was hit in the head with a spanner, was also attacked in an incident at the same location on June 28
- Police said they believe the assault to be connected with a money dispute and are investigating possible triad involvement
Hong Kong police have detained four men, including three underage students, for attacking a restaurant owner in Yuen Long over a money dispute on Thursday night.
The trio, aged 14, 15 and 17, along with a 26-year-old who claimed to be a construction worker, were arrested for wounding with intent and held for investigation.
It was the second time in a month that the 46-year-old owner of Jade Restaurant on Sai Yu Street had been attacked.
According to superintendent Au Yeung Siu-kong of Yuen Long district, the owner, surnamed Lai, was resting outside his eatery at about 8pm on Thursday when two men suddenly rushed up to him and hit him in the head with a spanner. The pair then fled and jumped into a taxi.
“A food delivery man witnessed the scene and immediately called police. He then chased the taxi with his motorcycle. When the pair got out of the taxi in Tsuen Wan, policemen arrested one of them while another fled,” Au Yeung said.