Male injured in beheading case in Xianghua Village, Sheung Shui still ordered police to detain 3 men suspected of involvement in land disputes

A serious wounding case occurred in Sheung Shui in the early hours of yesterday (16th). A man was chopped to death. After in-depth investigation, officers from the Anti-triad Squad of the New Territories North Region reported that they were suspected of injuring, arson and using false pretences. The clerks arrested three local men. Afterwards, a private car was set on fire in Pat Heung. The police believed that the assailant escaped and was burned. The vehicle involved was put on a fake license plate.

At 4:50 am yesterday (16th), the police received a report that a 48-year-old man surnamed Lei was suddenly beheaded and seriously injured by three swordsmen while he was walking through an open space outside of Xiangde Building in Xianghua Village.

Preliminary investigations indicated that the swordsman rushed out of a private car and cut Lei Man's hand, foot and back. The wound on his back was 10 cm long; the murderer fled afterwards.

Lei Nan was in critical condition after being sent to the Prince of Wales Hospital for treatment.

It is understood that the incident involved land disputes.

About 20 minutes later, a private car used by the three assailants to escape the scene was burned in Palxiang.

According to the police, a 48-year-old man named Lei was attacked by three assailants in an open space outside of Xiangde Building in Xianghua Village.

The assailant fled afterwards.

Police officers arrived at the scene and after in-depth investigation, from about 11 o'clock last night (16th), three local men (ranged between 22 To 40 years old), all the arrested men are now being detained for investigation, and the case is handed over to the New Territories North Region Anti-Triad Action Team for follow-up.

After Lei Nan was injured, he was soberly sent to the Prince of Wales Hospital for treatment.

It is reported that the incident is suspected of involving a land dispute. Lei had previously negotiated land issues on behalf of one party with the other party, but the two parties could not agree. Lei was warned that the police will follow the line.

At 5:06 in the morning yesterday (16th), a passer-by found a private car on Sancun Road, Hengtaishan, was on fire and called the police for help.

Firefighters arrived at the scene to put the fire out. The front and rear license plates of the private car were taken off, and the interior was severely burnt, blacked out and left behind. The police officers found a fuel tank believed to be a combustion-supporting agent nearby.

The case was classified as an arson case. Preliminary investigation revealed that after the three arrested men committed the crime, they boarded the private car and fled.

When a 48-year-old man surnamed Lei was in Xiangde Building, Xianghua Village, he was suddenly chopped up on his hands, feet and back by 4 to 5 swordsmen. The wound on his back was 10 cm long.

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The young man in Sheung Shui was killed and injured and sent to the hospital. Suspected that the assailant’s car was set on fire. Kwok Wai Kin admitted that he was appointed as the designated judge of the National Security Act.

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