A 23-year-old Hongkonger has been arrested for allegedly pushing a nine-year-old boy into the sea while the child was fishing with his mother in Hung Hom.
Police said on Wednesday that the man, surnamed Wong, was apprehended in Kowloon City at 5.22pm on Tuesday, three days after the incident, on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
They added that the arrest was made after reviewing CCTV footage. Officers searching his flat also found the clothes he allegedly wore while committing the offence.
“When police arrived at the scene, the boy had a lot of scratches on his body. He was conscious and was discharged from hospital after treatment,” a police spokesman said.
The suspect is currently being held in custody for further investigation.
The manhunt started after the boy was pushed into the sea while he was fishing on a staircase along King Wan Street near Hoi Sham Park at around 5.40pm on Saturday.
A pedestrian witnessed the incident and called police.
The boy managed to swim back to the shore but sustained bruises on his arms and legs.
The suspect was carrying trainers and fled the scene before officers arrived.
The mother said she did not know him. - SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
