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Man arrested in homealone case

A 60-year-old man was arrested yesterday for leaving his three-year-old son alone in their flat. Police were called at 2.30pm after pedestrians in Shanghai Street, Mong Kok, spotted the boy throwing toys from a window. The man, who had left the building to bet on horses, was arrested when he returned to their rented room. The boy was taken to hospital for a check-up was not hurt.

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