Hong Kong arrests suspect who threw 'strange' liquid on dozens of women

The South China Morning Post quoted Hong Kong police today, February 24, saying that the suspect, a 56-year-old man, was arrested in a raid on Great George Street in Causeway Bay on the evening of February 23.

"According to initial investigations, the suspect put the liquid in a small tube, carried it around, then poured it into his palm before quickly approaching the victim from behind," said Senior Inspector Yee Hiu-yin of the Mong Kok District Crime Squad.

The man was arrested at the scene for public indecency and remains in custody pending further investigation. His clothes and the container of solution he was carrying were seized for examination.

The suspect's clothes and the tube containing the solution were confiscated pending examination.

Senior Inspector Leung Sin-yi of Mong Kok district intelligence said the victims described the liquid as “odorless, but pale in colour and slightly warm”. Police are awaiting test results to determine exactly what the substance was.

Investigators added that the man is suspected of being a serial offender. According to Inspector Leung, between January 20 and February 18, police received reports from nine women, aged between 16 and 32, who said they had been splashed with warm liquid on their backs while walking around Mong Kok.

By the time they realized their clothes were soiled, the perpetrator had fled. Some victims were attacked twice within an hour.

CCTV cameras were soon installed around Mong Kok to look for the culprit. Public indecency is a serious crime in Hong Kong, punishable by up to seven years in prison.

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