The government's isolation facility was vandalized for the second time in half a month.
When a cleaner was cleaning a unit of Lok Ma Chau Fangcai Hospital yesterday (27), he found traces of suspected feces left in the water boiler, mattress and floor in the unit.
After investigation, the police arrested a 37-year-old woman in Sheung Shui District today (28th) on suspicion of criminal damage.
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The incident happened yesterday afternoon. When a cleaner was cleaning a unit of the Lok Ma Chau Fangcai Hospital, he found traces of feces in the water boiler, mattress and floor.
The police arrived at the scene and, after in-depth investigation, identified a woman who had been arranged to be admitted to the relevant unit, and went to a unit in Choi Yuen Village, Sheung Shui Yuan this afternoon, and arrested a 37-year-old local woman surnamed Chen. She was suspected of criminal damage and was being arrested. The case was detained for investigation and the case was handed over to the Boundary Police District Criminal Investigation Team for follow-up.
The woman was arrested for criminal damage.
(Police photo)
This is not the first time that isolation facilities have been damaged.
The government had previously requisitioned public housing estates including Queens Hill Village in Fanling for isolation facilities. However, on the 16th of this month, a unit in Wong Yi Building, Queens Hill Village, was suspected to have been maliciously damaged by the occupants. The house was covered with toilet paper and food residues, walls and ceilings. It was even more suspected of being smeared with feces. After the incident was exposed, netizens were in an uproar.
After investigation, the police arrested a 27-year-old man surnamed Fung in Yuen Long the next day. He entered the camp on the 12th of this month and left on the 15th.
The arrested man was released on bail pending investigation and must report to the police in mid-May.
Earlier, the isolation unit of Queen's Hill Village was maliciously damaged↓
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The police appeal to those under quarantine to keep the environment clean when using the facility, so as to avoid damaging public facilities and affecting other persons under quarantine.
Police reiterate that anyone who without reasonable excuse destroys or damages another person's property commits an offence and is liable to a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.