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Lok Fu Village Arson Case | Boy Arrested for Playing with Fire

2022-08-20T14:24:57.995Z


One white thing leads to another white thing, and leads to two tragedies! More details of the arson case in Lok Fu Village, Wong Tai Sin were exposed. The 11-year-old boy was playing in the corridor on the 3rd floor of Lok Tung Building the day before yesterday (18th), and saw white candles for funerals at the door of the neighbor


One white thing leads to another white thing, and leads to two tragedies!

More details of the arson case in Lok Fu Village, Wong Tai Sin were revealed. The 11-year-old boy was playing in the corridor on the 3rd floor of Lok Tung Building the day before yesterday (18th). He saw white candles for funerals placed at the door of the neighbors, and used it to burn the door of another unit. Clothes, the fire went out of control, and the 66-year-old woman surnamed Li unfortunately died in the fire.

The cousin who was in charge of taking care of the boy blamed herself and said with red eyes, "I have a responsibility, I can't watch the child."


The boy involved was suspected of having fun, and used a neighbor's white candle to burn the clothes outside the door of another unit.

(Photo by Weng Yuhui)

The corridor on the 3rd floor of Ledong Building in Lok Fu Village still smells of burning after the fire. The residence of the deceased Mrs. Li has been unsealed. , Mrs. Li lives at the same address as her son, and she is deeply saddened that her final rescue was ineffective.

A neighbor who is adjacent to Mrs. Li's residence has a white candle placed at the door. It is reported that an old man in the house passed away recently.

The 11-year-old boy and the 6-year-old boy involved in the case lived in another unit on the same floor. He was still under the custody of relevant government departments and could not go home. The police are still classifying the case as an arson investigation.

According to the source, the boy's parents were often away from home and entrusted his son to his aunt to take care of him. The aunt felt extremely guilty about the incident, which resulted in the tragic death of a neighbor and the boy's arrest.

She also pointed out that she was busy doing housework in the house, but she would visit the children every few minutes. At that time, the two children were playing in the hallway. It was still necessary to understand which one went wrong. She confessed that she was saddened by the death of her neighbor and felt ashamed Tong's parents: "I'm sorry," and "I hope you understand, I'm not in a good mood with my family," with red eyes as they said.

The cousin, who was taking care of the boy, blamed herself for the tragedy.

(Photo by Weng Yuhui)

Neighbors still had lingering fears about the fire alarm the day before yesterday. Ms. Huang said that her daughter was at home at the time, and her daughter suddenly smelled a strong burning smell. Soon the smoke entered the house. Fortunately, she escaped in time. Huang also said that two children often played in the corridor, describing them as Pretty boring.

The younger brother of the boy involved was playing with himself at home.

As for whether the boy involved is only 11 years old, whether he needs to bear criminal responsibility, practicing barrister Lu Weixiong pointed out that children under 10 years old are not responsible for crimes, but those over 10 years old are. Since they are still young, the court will decide whether they are guilty or not. The criminal intent and criminal behavior are judged. Burning clothes is arson, but whether the intention is to have fun or deliberately seek money to kill, you need to know in detail.

Practicing barrister Lu Weixiong pointed out that children over the age of 10 also have legal criminal responsibility.

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He continued that the court will also look at whether suspects under the age of 14 have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong. If they do not know that arson is a crime, or have physical diseases such as hyperactivity disorder and autism, it will also affect the judgment. If a child is convicted , they are generally sent to children's homes or juvenile correctional institutions.

At about 2 pm the day before the incident, thick smoke billowed from a unit on the 3rd floor of Ledong Building in Lefu Village. After breaking through the door, firefighters found a woman surnamed Li (66 years old) lying unconscious in the hall, and another 34-year-old Filipino. The female resident also inhaled thick smoke and felt sick. The two were sent to the hospital for treatment. Li Fuyan passed away unfortunately yesterday (19th).

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Source: hk1

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