Man suspected of throwing faeces inside Hong Kong isolation facility for coronavirus patients is arrested
- Force insider says suspect was undergoing quarantine from last Saturday until Tuesday at community isolation unit in Block 1 at Queen’s Hill Estate
- Online images show suspected faecal stains on room’s floor, walls, ceiling and light switches
Hong Kong police arrested a 27-year-old man on Thursday on suspicion of throwing faeces inside an isolation facility for Covid-19 patients in Fanling.
A force insider said the suspect, who claimed to be a waiter, was undergoing quarantine from last Saturday until Tuesday at a room on 39/F of Block 1 in Queen’s Hill Estate, a public housing block that was designated as a community isolation facility from February.
But images have circulated online showing a room at the centre covered with suspected faeces, which are visible on the unit’s floor, walls, ceiling and light switches.
A force insider said a 50-year-old cleaning worker tidied up the room on Wednesday and reported the mess to the facility’s management. Her supervisor then called the police.
Upon investigation, officers arrested the man on suspicion of criminal damage on Thursday at his home in Kam Tin in Yuen Long.