Hong Kong anti-triad police searching for 4 men who carried out knife attack in Cheung Sha Wan
- After the attack, the two victims jumped into a waiting van, which crashed into a parked car as it tried to flee the scene
- The two victims and the man behind the wheel of the parked car went to Caritas Medical Centre to be treated for their injuries
Anti-triad police officers in Hong Kong are searching for four assailants involved in a knife attack that ended with the victims’ vehicle crashing into a parked car as they tried to flee the scene.
The two victims – believed to be 14K triad members – were trying to get into the Toyota Alphard when they were attacked by the four knife-wielding assailants at the junction of Castle Peak Road and Yee Kuk West Street in Cheung Sha Wan at about 8.45pm on Sunday.
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According to police, the pair suffered injuries to their backs and arms, but still managed to get into the vehicle, which was being driven by a third man.
The white Alphard travelled a short distance down the wrong side of Castle Peak Road before losing control and slamming into a black car occupying a roadside parking space. The three men then abandoned the van and fled on foot.
The two injured men, aged 31 and 52, later went to the nearby Caritas Medical Centre to seek treatment.
The 28-year-old driver of the black car suffered a minor leg injury and was taken to the same hospital.
According to the force, the four male attackers escaped in a taxi before officers arrived. Police mounted a search, but no arrests were made. Officers seized a 32cm knife at the scene.
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Detectives from Sham Shui Po district’s anti-triad squad are investigating the attack.
Last year, police handled 1,888 reports of triad-related crimes across the city, up 7.2 per cent from 1,761 the year before.
