Manhunt on for suspect in rape attempt at Hong Kong public housing estate
A 19-year-old student was returning home from a jog when she was ambushed by a stranger
Scores of police officers combed through a public housing estate in Kowloon East on Saturday morning after an attempt was made to rape a 19-year-old woman.
Police were called to Tin Wan House at Shun Tin Estate in Kwun Tong at about 2am after reports that the woman had been indecently assaulted.
According to sources, the victim, a tertiary student, had gone for a jog in Kwun Tong and was returning home when she was ambushed from behind.
“The man allegedly pushed her to the ground and pulled her aside. He then covered her head with a shopping bag,” a source said.
“The victim then bit his arm, prompting the man to escape. He took the bag with him.”
Inspector Wan Chun-hong of Sau Mau Ping police district said officers were looking for a man in his 20s. He described the attacker as skinny and around 1.7 metres tall.
He was wearing glasses with a black frame, a dark T-shirt and dark shorts and was carrying a dark shoulder bag at the time.
