Shirtless man subdued and tied to street sign after trying to steal shampoo

A 44-year-old shirtless man was tied to a street sign by pedestrians after he was caught trying to steal four bottles of shampoo worth some HK$200 from a Mong Kok store on Wednesday morning. Police later arrived and arrested him for theft. 

The alleged theft occurred around 11 am this morning. According to footage circulated online, the passers-by together subdued the shirtless Nepali man and tied him to the street sign of Canton Road. 

One passer-by had circled the man’s neck with a black clothe and hit him in the head, asking him not to move. A female pedestrian soon intervened and told that passer-by to report to police. 

The man once loosened himself and attempted to flee the scene but another passer-by immediately threw himself on the man to stop him from running. 

The man was again subdued as other pedestrians helped tied him up using a rope. Police later arrived and, after preliminary investigation, set him free and then cuffed him. 

The man was arrested for theft. He sustained injuries to his forehead but refused to be hospitalized. 

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