Burst
Written by: Ling Yide
2020-11-19 13:51
Last update date: 2020-11-19 15:33
An arson incident occurred in Wang King Garden on Hammer Hill Road, Diamond Hill yesterday. A 70-year-old couple was burned. When the police arrived, they accused each other of arson, and both were arrested for arson.
So far (19th) morning, the 70-year-old wife surnamed Liang was still in critical condition and was admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital, while the 70-year-old husband surnamed Ma was seriously injured.
According to the news on the scene, the neighbors discovered that the couple was arguing fiercely. They were pulled from the unit to entangled outside the corridor. The male victim was on fire. There were also multiple fires in the house. The neighbors used the fire hose to shoot water into the unit to fight the fire in time to avoid a greater disaster.
The incident occurred at about 6:15 in the evening yesterday, when a noise was heard from a low-level unit in the first block of Grand View Garden. When the security guard patrolled the building, it was discovered that the couple involved was arguing outside the unit. The male victim was on fire, and the female victim also suffered multiple burns. , The security immediately reported to his superiors for reinforcements.
At this time, two neighbors opened the door to check and found that there was fire from the unit involved. They immediately took the fire hose and injected water into the unit, tried to put out the fire, and called the police for help.
When a neighbor was fighting a fire, a 70-year-old man named Ma was about to run from the unit to the outside, but was pulled back into the house by his wife, surnamed Liang.
When the police arrived at the scene, the couple was still arguing and accused each other of setting fire.
The firefighter found a burning can of LPG on the kitchen floor and immediately put out the fire.
In the accident, the male injured had burns on his limbs and the female injured multiple burns. The two were sent to hospital by ambulance.
It is reported that the Ma family and a son who is about 40 years old lived in the 700-foot flat. The son was not at home when the incident occurred.
The family involved has made multiple reports to the police. Someone once reported that the money was stolen, but after the police arrived at the scene to investigate, the money was recovered from the reporter's pocket.
As the two victims were seriously injured, the police were still unable to take a statement for them.
The case of arson was followed up by the Wong Tai Sin Police District Criminal Investigation Team.
Seventy-year-old couple arrested for multiple burns and arson in Hongjing Garden, Diamond Hill
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