‘I feel heartbroken’: relatives describe painful process as Hong Kong victims of German train attack fight to recover
Edmund Au Yeung, 31, suffered heavy brain trauma and a skull fracture; Yau Shu-ping, 62, is up from coma, but lengthy hospital stay is expected for both
Relatives of Hong Kong’s first victims of a wave of so-called Islamist terror in Europe have said they fear for their family members’ long-term recovery and revealed how a family holiday ended in Tuesday’s brutal axe attack.
Meanwhile, German police pledged to submit an initial investigation report to the relatives next Monday.
Au Yeung Mei-fun, younger sister of Edmund Au Yeung Chi-kin, 31, who remains in a coma, said the right side of his brain had suffered heavy trauma. He also had a skull fracture above the forehead after taking a direct blow to the head, she said.
Doctors removed all bone fragments during surgery, with medical staff saying the wound was deep, according to Mei-fun, who spoke to the Post in Wuerzburg on Thursday night after visiting the victims in hospital.
“I felt particularly miserable and heartbroken as the other three patients showed signs of improvement on the second day, except my brother,” she said.
“The coming fortnight is a critical period. It is a painful process for us to wait for his changes and recovery.”