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Youngsters bullying│Tuen Mun 8 Youngsters blackmailed $700, but 13-year-old boy arrested

2020-08-13T11:25:23.559Z


A 13-year-old boy in Tuen Mun was stomped on his head and beaten by a youngster gang last month. The footage was circulated on the Internet yesterday (12th). After investigation by the police, eight boys were arrested on suspicion of extortion and assault causing actual bodily harm. The police said that during the suspension of classes at the beginning of the year, the victim played waves on the basketball court of the estate and met the arrested boy. The other party had blackmailed him 700 yuan to no avail. According to the news, the youngster gang once asked the boy to "follow the boss" and was rejected.


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Written by: Zhu Yashuang Yu Ruijing Huang Diwen

2020-08-13 17:13

Last update date: 2020-08-13 19:16

A 13-year-old boy in Tuen Mun was stomped on his head and beaten by a youngster gang last month. The footage was circulated on the Internet yesterday (12th). After investigation by the police, eight boys were arrested on suspicion of extortion and assault causing actual bodily harm. The police said that during the suspension of classes at the beginning of the year, the victim played waves on the basketball court of the estate and met the arrested boy. The other party had blackmailed him 700 yuan to no avail. According to the news, the youngster gang once asked the boy to "follow the boss" and was rejected.

The head of the second team of the anti-triad action group of the Tuen Mun Police District, Luo Zhiying, said that the eight arrested young gangs were students aged between 13 and 15 and were attending five schools. They were near the housing estate due to the suspension of classes due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic. Get acquainted with the basketball court. The 13-year-old boy who was victimized also met five of them when he was playing in Poland at the beginning of the year. In April, the victim had a money dispute with one of the young gangs. The other party asked him to hand over 700 yuan for food. The victim refused and stopped the exchange.

At around 2:45 a.m. on the 27th of last month, the victim had a quarrel with eight young gangs passing by McDonald’s in Zhaokangyuan. He was then attacked, beaten and kicked for several minutes. After he escaped, he went to the pavilion to rest in Zitian Village. However, the Tong Dang pursued another attack and took a short video.

According to the news, the victim once revealed to a young gang that he was ridiculed when playing basketball, and told him to "follow me". He would not be ridiculed in the future. The victim refused to anger him and was extorted 700 yuan again. "Banma" beat him, and the victim refused and lost contact. On the day of the incident, another youngster asked the victim to go to McDonald's to discuss reconciliation. The victim was ambushed at the appointment, causing multiple bruises all over his body and crushing of his lower back.

During the incident, the victim was accompanied by his mother to report the crime. After the anti-triad group conducted intelligence analysis, seven young gangs were identified on the same day and arrested for two consecutive days on suspicion of extortion and assault causing actual bodily harm. As of yesterday, the police found two relevant bullying clips on the Internet. After intelligence analysis and public reports, the eighth young gang was arrested.

Luo Zhiying said that the police are investigating whether the youngster gang involved has a triad background. The victim was bullied by the youngster for the first time, and the investigation results were not organized this time.

Luo Zhiying said that the Tuen Mun Police District has been concerned about the issue of young gangs. It is believed that due to the recent epidemic and suspension of classes, some young people linger on the street at night, causing the gathering of young gangs.

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