Hong Kong Acid Attack: Suspect Caught

Posted on | January 11, 2010 | No Comments

I am relieved that the culprit behind the Hong Kong Acid Attack is finally behind bar. If not, I will be the one worrying over the chances I will be the next victim when  travelling to Hong Kong coming April 2010. Now, I can enjoy my trip without the need to cap my head.

The series of random acid attack in the busy streets of Hong Kong, since Dec 2008, have created fear among the HK citizens and tourists.

HONG KONG (AFP) – HONG KONG police have arrested a man following an acid attack that left 30 people injured, a report said on Sunday, the latest in a string of similar incidents that have terrorised the city.

The suspect, who is Chinese and in his 30s, was taken into custody after police spotted him on the rooftop of a building next to the scene of Saturday night’s attack, the South China Morning Post reported.

Police also found bottles believed to contain acid that was hurled onto the busy Temple Street night market, a pedestrian shopping district frequented by tourists, the report said.

Among the injured were nine tourists and a seven-year-old, the Post said, adding that all the victims have since been treated in hospital and released.

Police would not say if the man taken into custody is connected to five previous acid attacks in Hong Kong since late 2008.

Three took place in densely populated Mong Kok, a shopping district near the scene of Saturday night’s attack.

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