Guangzhou mall stabbing leaves several injured, suspect held
AM730 · 2 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A knife attack at GOGO Xintiandi, a busy commercial complex in Guangzhou University Town, left several people injured on September 14. Panyu police said a 35-year-old suspect surnamed Li was arrested after officers responded to a report at about 5:20pm near the entrance of a hotpot restaurant in Xiaoguwei subdistrict. Images and videos circulated online showed multiple victims with facial injuries, including an elderly woman lying near an entrance with a knife lodged in her face. Police said all injured people were taken to hospital and none was in life-threatening condition after treatment.
Key Points
- Panyu police said Guangzhou emergency services received the report at about 5:20pm on September 14, and officers quickly went to the scene in Xiaoguwei subdistrict.
- The suspect, identified by police only as a 35-year-old man surnamed Li, was arrested at the scene after the stabbing attack.
- Online footage described by the reports showed a masked man in a black jacket pulling out a fruit knife and stabbing a female passer-by in the face
- Circulating photos showed at least three female victims with facial wounds, while one elderly woman was seen bleeding heavily with a knife stuck in her face.
- Witness accounts cited in the reports said the attacker appeared to target passers-by at random and may have aimed at victims’ faces or eyes.
Why It Matters
The attack happened in a densely visited student and dining hub in Guangzhou University Town, a place familiar to many Hong Kong residents travelling in the Greater Bay Area. The case is likely to heighten concern about public safety in crowded retail and food venues, even though police said the injured were not in life-threatening condition.