Hong Kong police arrest man over alleged indecent assault and fight
Suspect, 40, accused of assaulting woman in stairwell in Sham Shui Po before getting into an altercation with her husband
A man has been arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly indecently assaulting a woman in a stairwell before fighting with her husband.
Police said the incident occurred at about 12.54am on Monday in a stairwell outside a building on Apliu Street in Sham Shui Po.
A woman, 30, surnamed Lai reported that she was indecently assaulted by a man. Her husband, 34, subsequently became involved in a dispute with the suspect.
During the altercation, the husband was allegedly attacked by the man, according to police.
Officers who responded to the report conducted a preliminary investigation and arrested the man, 40, on suspicion of indecent assault and assault causing actual bodily harm.
The suspect has been detained for further investigation.