A 34-year-old man has died after being attacked in the neck with a knife at Tseung Kwan O MTR station on Tuesday.
Hong Kong police received reports of the incident at 4.48 pm. The man – surnamed Lee – was a Guardforce employee conducting ATM maintenance. He was rushed to Tseung Kwan O Hospital in an unconscious state and certified dead at 6.47 pm.
A 42-year-old man and a 24-year-old man working alongside the victim sustained minor injuries while attempting to stop the assailant, who fled via Exit B2. The pair were sent to the hospital in a conscious state.
Footage shared online appeared to show MTR staff and medical personnel attending to the 34-year-old, lying motionless in a pool of blood next to a row of Hang Seng Bank ATM machines. Images also captured police officers subduing a man outside the station.
After an initial investigation, police arrested a 30-year-old man – surnamed Cheung – on suspicion of murder and wounding. He has been detained for further questioning.
Police said the alleged slasher was a former colleague of the deceased man. The attack is thought to have been related to a personal dispute.
Officers retrieved a 12-inch fruit knife believed to be connected to the incident from the scene.
Asked about the nature of the grievance at an 11.30 pm press conference, Chief Inspector of Police of Tseung Kwan O District Crime Hayden Yuen declined to speculate, saying an investigation was underway.
The case is being handled by the District Crime Squad of Tseung Kwan O. It has been classified as a murder and wounding.
