Man Dies After Alleged Mall Attack Last Week

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  • Police arrested a suspect on Lantau on March 10. File photo: RTHK

    Police arrested a suspect on Lantau on March 10. File photo: RTHK

A 70-year-old man has died just over a week after he was allegedly attacked in an Admiralty shopping mall, police said on Friday.

The man had been found lying unconscious with head injuries at Pacific Place on March 9.

He was taken to Queen Mary Hospital where he died on Thursday night.

A 23-year-old man was arrested on March 10 and charged with attempted murder.

Police said they have now reclassified the case as murder and the suspect is next due to appear in court again on March 25.

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