Teenage boy arrested after child's bicycle torched in Kwai Fong Estate
A 14-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of arson after a child's bicycle was set alight at a podium garden in Kwai Fong Estate on Tuesday night. Police said the boy accidentally burned himself during the incident and are searching for another youth.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of arson after a child's bicycle was set on fire at a car park podium garden in Kwai Fong Estate on Tuesday night.
Police received a report at 11.19pm that two youths had set a child's bicycle alight at the podium garden opposite Kwai Shun House. A security guard extinguished the fire and called police. Firefighters deemed the cause suspicious and referred the case to police.
Officers found the 14-year-old boy nearby with injuries to his face and forearm. Initial investigations suggest he accidentally burned himself when a flash fire occurred while someone used a gas canister and lighter to burn the bicycle. He was arrested on suspicion of arson and is being detained. The Kwai Tsing police district crime investigation team is following up and searching for another youth involved.
The boy was conscious and taken to Princess Margaret Hospital.
Photos from the scene showed a child's bicycle severely burned, with scorch marks on the ground and a cleaver, gas canister and lighter nearby. Police cordoned off the area for investigation.