Man arrested after cleaver attack on colleague at Fan Kam Road village house
A 48-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after allegedly attacking a colleague with a 20cm cleaver during a dispute at a village house on Fan Kam Road. The victim, a 45-year-old man surnamed Sze, suffered neck injuries and was taken to North District Hospital.
A 48-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attacking his colleague with a cleaver at a village house on Fan Kam Road on the afternoon of Thursday 16 October, police said.
Police received a report at around 2pm from a 45-year-old man surnamed Sze that he had argued with a 48-year-old man surnamed Lee over a trivial matter. During the dispute, Lee allegedly threatened him verbally and then attacked him with a cleaver.
Sze suffered neck injuries but remained conscious and was taken to North District Hospital. Police found a cleaver about 20 centimetres long at the scene.
Lee was arrested on suspicion of criminal intimidation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm and is being detained. The case has been handed to the Yuen Long police district crime investigation team.
Sources said the village house is used as staff quarters and the two men are colleagues. An argument over work or daily communication escalated into violence.