Press Release

Correctional officers stop fight among persons in custody

​Correctional officers at the Hei Ling Chau Correctional Institution stopped a fight among persons in custody yesterday (July 19).

At 9.35pm yesterday, four male persons in custody aged between 22 and 40 engaged in a fight inside a dormitory. Officers at the scene immediately called for reinforcements to help stop the fight.

During the incident, three persons in custody sustained injuries to their hands, face, head, etc. After examination and treatment by the institution Medical Officer, two of them were referred to a public hospital for further treatment while the other person in custody did not need to be sent to a public hospital. The remaining person in custody did not sustain any injury.

The case has been reported to the Police for investigation.

The four persons in custody were sentenced to imprisonment for the offences of wounding with intent, forcible detention of a person with intent to procure a ransom for his liberation and trafficking in a dangerous drug.

Ends/Thursday, July 20, 2023
Issued at HKT 14:35