Wounding case in Sheung Shui reclassified as murder

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     Police today (November 15) reclassified a wounding case in Sheung Shui on November 13 as murder.

     At noon on November 13, Police received a report from a passerby that a man was assaulted by someone with bricks outside 2 Lung Wan Street, Sheung Shui.

     Police officers sped to the scene and found the 70-year-old man sustaining head injuries. The man was rushed to North District Hospital in unconscious state and later referred to Prince of Wales Hospital for treatment. The man was certified dead at 10.51pm yesterday (November 14).

     Post-mortem examinations will be conducted on the deceased to ascertain the cause of death.

     Active investigation by the Regional Crime Unit of New Territories North is underway.

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