Man arrested for slamming chair at TV after failing to refund lottery ticket

Police arrested a 35-year-old man today (Sat) who slammed a chair at a TV screen in a Hong Kong Jockey Club betting station in Kwai Chung after he failed to refund a Mark Six lottery ticket. 

The incident occurred at the betting station located on Tai Loong Street around 12.43 pm today. 

The man produced a lottery ticket he had bought on Thursday and asked for a refund but was rejected. 

Feeling discontent, the man then grabbed a chair and slammed it at a 42-inch TV screen – worth about HK$4,000 – to vent his anger, spurring staffers to report him to the police immediately. 

Police later arrived and arrested the 35-year-old jobless man surnamed Wong after investigation. 

Wong was taken to a police station and the case was listed as criminal damage.