Suspected Hong Kong triad member dies after meat cleaver attack on vehicles and shop
Subdued in grocery store, man understood to be unemployed and drug abuser
A suspected Hong Kong triad member who used a meat chopper to damage vehicles and a grocery store died in hospital on Wednesday night after passers-by subdued him by pinning him to the ground, police said.
The 34-year-old man hit four vehicles – a private minibus, a KMB double-decker, a taxi and a private car – with a meat cleaver at the junction of Nathan Road and Gascoigne Road in Yau Ma Tei at about 8.15pm on Wednesday.
He then ran into the nearby Alhambra building, flinging down his knife and entering a grocery store where he threw fruits that were on display on the floor.
A police source told the Post the culprit then attempted to grab a wooden ladder but the shopkeeper managed to stop him by holding firmly to the ladder. During the struggle, the man tumbled to the floor and the ladder fell on him, hitting his hips and legs.
A male passer-by and an off-duty policeman then rushed forward and pinned the culprit on the floor
“A male passer-by and an off-duty policeman then rushed forward and pinned the culprit on the floor before more policemen arrived,” the source said.
The source added the man was lying face down on the floor. He was found to be unconscious and taken to Kwong Wah Hospital, where medical staff declared him dead soon after 9pm.