Hong Kong police search for 10 assailants over attack on suspected triad member

“Nine assailants jumped out from the two vehicles and approached the five victims. At least one of the perpetrators was seen wielding a knife,” he said.

“The five men fled on foot, but one of them tripped and was then assaulted by the gang.”

The victim suffered injuries to his head and limbs. He was taken to North District Hospital in Sheung Shui for treatment.

Police searched the area but made no arrests.

Another source said the victim and his friends were suspected Wo Shing Wo triad members.

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“A preliminary investigation suggested the assailants mainly targeted the victim’s limbs in an apparent move to teach him a lesson rather than an attempt to cause fatal harm,” he said.

Detectives from the Tai Po criminal investigation unit are following up on the case.

In a separate attack, five men assaulted a 16-year-old suspected triad member on Hillwood Road in Tsim Sha Tsui at around 2.24am on Wednesday, slashing him in the right arm and leg with a knife.

Police said the assailants, all wearing black, fled in a car.

The injured teenager was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei for treatment.

Police handled 2,334 reports of triad-related crimes last year, down 8.6 per cent from 2,554 cases logged in 2022.