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Christy Leung

A Hongkonger who was severely injured in a brutal terror attack on a train in Germany came out of a coma on Friday, but was still fighting for his life.
A month after the axe assault took place, the medical team for 31-year-old Edmund Au Yeung Chi-kin at the ­University Hospital of Wuerzburg said on Friday morning that they had taken him out of an artificial coma.
“The patient woke up under close and intensive observation,” said a spokesman for the hospital.
“The risk of complications remains substantial. He will remain in an intensive care unit for the next several days and the situation remains life threatening.”
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The hospital expected a long period of rehabilitation as his condition would be unclear for the next few weeks.
The Hong Kong family of five was attacked on July 18 when they were travelling from Treuchtlingen to Wuerzburg in Bavaria on a train.
The 17-year-old attacker – who was believed to be influenced by the Islamic State and was later shot dead by police as he was fleeing the scene – first assaulted Tracy Yau Hiu-tung, 27, and her mother, Wong Pui-king, 58, with an axe.
Tracy’s father, Yau Shu-ping, 62, and her boyfriend Au Yeung turned their backs on the attacker to shield their relatives, but that act of selflessness saw the pair suffer critical injuries.
The couple’s 17-year-old son, Yau Chak-ming, was unhurt.
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“The health condition of our current four inpatients from Hong Kong has improved,” the spokesman continued, adding that specific psychological care is provided to the patients and their family members.
The incident marked the first time Hong Kong had a direct encounter with Islamic State terrorists.


Hong Kong victim of brutal German train attack wakes from coma, but condition still severe

Train attack victims Yau Hiu-tung and her boyfriend Edmund Au Yeung in an undated photo. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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Edmund Au Yeung Chi-kin suffered severe head trauma in the terrorist axe attack a month ago and doctors are now closely monitoring his condition


Hong Kong victim of brutal German train attack wakes from coma, but condition still severe

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Edmund Au Yeung Chi-kin suffered severe head trauma in the terrorist axe attack a month ago and doctors are now closely monitoring his condition

Edmund Au Yeung Chi-kin suffered severe head trauma in the terrorist axe attack a month ago and doctors are now closely monitoring his condition