Yuen Long man arrested after rooftop standoff and knife attack
HK01 · 4 SOURCES1 day ago2 MIN
Summary
A 39-year-old man surnamed Ng was arrested on suspicion of wounding after police linked him to a knife attack on a 50-year-old woman surnamed Ha in a building on Kik Yeung Road, Yuen Long, on Thursday morning, 5 November. Police said the woman suffered injuries to her neck and hands, while other reports said her arm was also hurt, and she was found conscious and sent by ambulance to Tuen Mun Hospital, where her condition was reported as stable. The man was later found sitting dangerously on the rooftop of the same building at 1-5 Kik Yeung Road, and negotiators persuaded him to return to safety at about 11.30am after a standoff of nearly an hour. Reports said he had met the woman only recently, had stayed overnight in her flat, and allegedly became emotionally unstable when preparing to leave in the early morning.
Key Points
- The incident came to light at about 10.38am on 5 November, when passers-by reported a man sitting dangerously on a rooftop at 1-5 Kik Yeung Road in Yuen Long.
- Police negotiators were called in, and the 39-year-old suspect, surnamed Ng, returned to a safe position at about 11am or near 11.30am after his attitude softened.
- Investigators said Ng had earlier argued with a newly acquainted 50-year-old woman surnamed Ha and allegedly attacked her with a knife as he was leaving.
- The woman was found in a lower-floor unit, described as a second-floor or low-floor flat, with neck, hand and arm injuries, and was taken conscious to Tuen Mun Hospital.
- According to reports, the suspect stayed overnight in the woman’s flat after visiting on the evening of 4 November, later called police himself, and was allegedly holding a blade on the rooftop.
Why It Matters
The case combined an alleged violent assault with a suicide-risk emergency in a densely populated Yuen Long building, requiring both criminal investigation and crisis negotiation by police and rescue teams. It also points to the risks faced in private indoor incidents that may only come to official attention after a second emergency unfolds, as happened when the rooftop alarm led officers to the injured woman below.