Police arrest Tunisian man over Lan Kwai Fong molestation case
AM730 · 2 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago1 MIN
Summary
A suspected molestation case was reported in Lan Kwai Fong in Central at about midnight on September 15. Police later arrested a 28-year-old Tunisian man after a 19-year-old woman said she had been indecently assaulted on D'Aguilar Street.
Key Points
- Police said they received a report at about 12am on September 15 from a 19-year-old woman on D'Aguilar Street in Central, alleging that a man had molested her.
- Officers who responded to the scene arrested a 28-year-old foreign man on suspicion of indecent assault, and reports said he was Tunisian.
- The woman later posted on Threads alleging that the man touched her private parts, and uploaded two videos related to the incident.
- One CCTV clip was said to show the incident at about 11:54pm on September 14, when the woman was standing on the street and several men walked past her.
- The footage appeared to show movement in the woman’s trouser leg as one man passed; she then followed him, shouted at him and tried to stop him leaving.
Why It Matters
The case has drawn attention because the alleged assault happened in a busy nightlife area and was quickly amplified through social media video posts. The arrest means the case has moved into a police investigation, with online footage likely to remain part of public scrutiny around what happened.