Hong Kong – Correctional officers stop assault on person in custody

     ​Correctional Officers stopped four remand persons in custody assaulting another remand person in custody at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre today (September 15).
      
     At 9.37am today, four male remand persons in custody aged from 38 to 47 assaulted a 50-year-old male remand person in custody inside a dayroom. Officers at the scene immediately stopped the assailants and called for reinforcement.
      
     During the incident, the victim sustained injuries to his head, chest and arm and was referred to a public hospital for further treatment after receiving examination and treatment at the institution hospital. The assailants did not sustain any injuries.
      
     The case has been reported to the Police for investigation.
      
     The five persons in custody were respectively remanded for the offences of trafficking in a dangerous drug, theft, burglary, etc.