Teen arrested for headbutting two staff at Wong Chuk Hang School

A 15-year-old male student was arrested for allegedly assaulting two staff members at a Wong Chuk Hang school. 

Police said they received a report at around 9.02am on Monday of a student attacking staff members at the Hong Kong Juvenile Care Centre Chan Nam Cheong Memorial School.

It is understood that the student used a chair to threaten staff members when he was asked to change his clothes.

While a 33-year-old male staff member was asking others in the room to leave, he was headbutted by the student, resulting in swelling around his eyes and dizziness.

Another male staff, 25, tried to intervene but was also injured by the student, sustaining neck injuries, along with back pain, and head swelling after bumping into the wall while trying to restrain the student. 

The 15-year-old student was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

The two injured staff and the arrested student were brought to Ruttonjee Hospital as police investigated the case.

It is reported that the arrested student is suffering from autism.

According to the Hong Kong Juvenile Care Center, the organization primarily provides educational opportunities for male students facing behavioral, emotional, or learning difficulties. 

Through secondary school programs and residential care, the center aims to assist the young people to reintegrate into the community and develop positive values and outlooks on life.