Hong Kong care home resident arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies
A dispute broke out between two male residents, both in their fifties, at Ming Sum Home for the SEN in Wong Uk Tsuen, Yuen Long, and the confrontation turned physical at about 5.40pm on Monday.
One of the men was believed to have hit and kicked the other, a police source said.
The injured resident was rushed to Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen Long but was certified dead at 6.35pm.
After a preliminary investigation, police arrested the suspect on suspicion of murder.
The Yuen Long district crime squad is handling the case.
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