A 23-year-old man was arrested in relation to an incident last week in To Kwa Wan, where a 9-year-old boy was injured after being pushed into the sea by an unknown assailant.
The boy was fishing by the shore on Yuk Yat Street with his mother when a man allegedly pushed him into the water from behind. The suspect fled the scene, while the boy managed to climb back ashore by himself.
Police classified the case as assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
After investigation into CCTV footage, the Kowloon City District Crime Unit identified the suspect and arrested him at around 5.22pm on Tuesday (Jul 15).
The suspect, surnamed Wong, was arrested on Suffolk Road in Kowloon Tong. During the operation, officers seized clothing believed to have been worn by Wong during the incident from his residence.
According to screenshots of online messages, a school alerted parents that it had received police information regarding one of its students being pushed into the sea by a man suspected of having mental health issues while fishing with a parent at Hoi Sham Park on July 12.
The school urged parents to remain vigilant and avoid letting children go out alone to prevent similar incidents.
(Khan Heeba Lazmi and Katrina Tong)
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