Police hunt two robbers after man slashed, has HK$270,000 Rolex stolen in Hong Kong railway station
- Video clip circulating online shows two men in black caps and jumpers attacking the victim with beef knives near Exit D of Tai Wai MTR Station
- Nearby passengers, including children and the elderly, scream in horror as robbers flee with knives in hand
Hong Kong police are hunting two armed robbers who slashed a man in a railway station concourse on Tuesday afternoon and snatched a HK$270,000 (US$35,000) Rolex watch from him.
A video clip circulating online shows two men in black caps and jumpers attacking the victim with 30cm beef knives in front of the turnstiles near Exit D of Tai Wai MTR Station.
A police source said the man was 48 years old and worked as an engineer in Australia.
Nearby passengers, including children and the elderly, screamed in horror as the pair, who were wearing surgical masks, fled, knives in hand, after snatching a wrist bag from the victim, who later said he lost a luxury watch.
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Two robbers slash man and steal his HK$200,000 watch in Hong Kong MTR station
The victim was left in a pool of blood and received help from MTR staff.
Police said on their Facebook page that the victim was selling the watch, which the source identified as a second-hand Rolex Daytona model, online and had arranged a face-to-face trade in the station.