Man arrested for alleged indecent assault on Hong Kong hospital accident and emergency unit nurse

Man, 62, said by police to have been in drunken state, arrested after Princess Margaret Hospital nurse complained of sex assault

Spokesman says hospital has ‘zero tolerance’ for incidents of the type alleged and police investigating

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A man, 62, has been arrested after an alleged sex assault on a nurse at the Princess Margaret Hospital’s A&E department. Photo: Felix Wong

Published: 11:04pm, 11 Feb 2024Updated: 11:57pm, 11 Feb 2024

Hong Kong police have arrested a 62-year-old man on suspicion of an indecent assault on a nurse in a cubicle at a hospital’s accident and emergency department.

The incident is alleged to have happened in the early hours of Sunday at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung as the woman nurse, 31, assessed the condition of the man, who was said by police to have been in a drunken state.

Princess Margaret Hospital’s A&E department. Photo: Sam Tsang

The nurse reported the incident, which happened about 3am, and the hospital called police, who arrested the man in the A&E department.

The hospital said it condemned any attacks on staff and had a zero-tolerance approach to incidents of the kind alleged.

“The hospital is highly concerned about the incident and has expressed sympathy to the nurse concerned,” a spokesman said. “The hospital has provided support to the nurse.

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