Man Appears In Court Over Admiralty Mall Attack

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2022-03-12 HKT 15:35

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  • The magistrate has adjourned the case, involving  a 23-year-old man who faces a charge of attempted murder, to March 25. File photo: RTHK

    The magistrate has adjourned the case, involving a 23-year-old man who faces a charge of attempted murder, to March 25. File photo: RTHK

A 23-year-old man who faces a charge of attempted murder appeared in Eastern Court on Saturday for Wednesday's attack on an elderly man at Pacific Place Mall in Admiralty.

The defendant, who is a delivery man, has been accused of severely injuring the victim by kicking his head.

Prosecutors said the two had never met, adding police found that the suspect had appointments with a psychiatric clinic at Queen Mary Hospital.

The magistrate adjourned the case to March 25, pending psychiatric reports.

In the meantime, the suspect will be sent to Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre.

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