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Man taken to hospital after three-hour confrontation with police at High Court
Three of seven courtrooms in the Admiralty building shut after man cut himself and notified authorities
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A legal aid applicant staged a three-hour confrontation with police at the High Court in Admiralty on Thursday after allegedly cutting his arm with a blade inside a courtroom.
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The 48-year-old man, surnamed Cheung, was taken to hospital after police detained him at around 1:20pm.
Chief inspector Nancy Lo Shui-lin, from the Central Police Station, said the man was at the High Court to appeal against a decision relating to his legal aid application.
“He became emotional before the ruling,” Lo said.
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She said Cheung alerted police at around 10:20am after he allegedly cut himself with a two-inch blade.

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