Drunk woman held for allegedly attacking husband, son with cleaver in Yuen Long

A 45-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly attacking her husband with a meat cleaver and assaulting their son during a domestic dispute in a Yuen Long village house on Thursday night.

Police were called by the 16-year-old son at 10.22pm after his parents argued over family matters at their Tai Shue Ha Road East home. The woman, surnamed Tai, reportedly grabbed a cleaver from the kitchen and struck her 54-year-old husband, injuring his head and left hand.

The son was also assaulted while trying to intervene. Officers found the woman smelled of alcohol. She was arrested on suspicion of wounding and is being held for investigation.