Teen Arrested After Bicycle Fire at Kwai Fong Estate
HK01 · 3 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A suspected arson case at Kwai Fong Estate in Kwai Chung left a child’s bicycle badly burned late on Tuesday night, with police later arresting an injured teenage boy in connection with the fire. Investigators believe two teenage boys were involved and are still looking for a second suspect.
Key Points
- Police received a report at about 11:19pm on Tuesday, October 20, of two teenage boys setting fire to a child’s bicycle on a platform garden near the car park outside Kwai Shun House or Kwai Shun/Kwai Shun-area platform at Kwai Fong Estate.
- Firefighters attended and put out the blaze, while Sing Tao reported a security guard had already extinguished the fire before emergency crews investigated the scene.
- Police later found a 14-year-old boy nearby with burns to his face and forearm; he remained conscious and was sent by ambulance to Princess Margaret Hospital for treatment.
- Investigators suspect someone used a gas canister and a lighter to burn the bicycle, but a flare-up apparently backfired and burned the boy himself; he was arrested on suspicion of arson.
- A badly charred child’s bicycle was left at the scene, along with a chopper, a Chinese-style kitchen knife, a gas canister and a lighter, while Kwai Tsing district crime squad officers took over the case.
Why It Matters
The case remains active because police say a second teenage suspect, believed to be about 14 and a friend of the arrested boy, is still being sought. The investigation will also focus on motive and on how flammable items and knives came to be left at a residential estate platform.