“More than 10 black-clad assailants jumped out from the three vehicles and attacked [the driver of the Mercedes-Benz] with knives. The victim managed to escape, driving away from the scene,” the insider said.
He said the three vehicles gave chase and rammed into the Mercedes-Benz during the pursuit.
“After running for a distance of about 100 metres, the victim’s car eventually came to a stop,” he said.
Hong Kong police launch manhunt after suspected triad member battered by 3 men
Hong Kong police launch manhunt after suspected triad member battered by 3 men
The attackers fled in two of their cars before officers arrived at the scene. Their third vehicle suffered extensive damage and was abandoned at the crime scene.
Police found the 19-year-old injured driver unconscious in the Mercedes-Benz. He was rushed to Tuen Mun Hospital.
A video posted online shows two of the assailants’ vehicles reversing for a short distance before making a U-turn and speeding away.
Footage also captured three suspected attackers fleeing on foot behind the two vehicles.
The second car-ramming incident occurred an hour and a half later, when a 28-year-old man pulled his vehicle over on Hong King Road near Hong Lok Road MTR station in Yuen Long.
The source said four to five cars drove to the scene and about 20 men jumped out from the vehicle, wielding wooden rods and knives to damage the victim’s car.
He said the victim managed to drive off to Yuen Long police station to file a report. The driver and his 29-year-old passenger were not hurt in the incident.
The car suffered damages to its headlights, bonnet, and front and rear bumpers.
When triad gangs went to war in Hong Kong: 2 murdered in 2 days
When triad gangs went to war in Hong Kong: 2 murdered in 2 days
The third attack happened at around 5.45am when two men aged 24 and 30 were targeted after their Toyota sedan was intercepted on Tin Fuk Road outside Tin Shui Cycling Park in Tin Shui Wai.
A police spokesman said the attack involved about 10 assailants, who fled before officers arrived.
The older man was unconscious when emergency personnel arrived. Both victims were taken to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment.
According to the force, no arrests were made as of midday.
The source said a preliminary investigation showed that the three attacks were linked and provoked by a dispute over a woman between alleged members from two rival triads – Sun Yee On and Wo Shing Wo – in a pub two days ago.
Detectives from the New Territories North anti-triad squad are investigating the cases.
In October, two high-profile incidents involving gangsters in the New Territories prompted police to conduct two separate anti-triad operations across the city.
On October 25, several suspected Sun Yee On triad members assaulted three security guards after their vehicles were impounded for illegal parking outside a Tuen Mun public housing estate.
In a separate case on October 31, four suspected faction leaders of the Wo Shing Wo triad were accused of verbally abusing three policemen during an operation against illegal parking in Yuen Long.
Among them was the alleged leader of a faction in Yuen Long, known as “Ku Yeh Wah”. He was also among those arrested when a white-clad mob bearing sticks and metal rods attacked protesters and commuters at a station on the night between July 21 and 22 in 2019 during the anti-government protests. He was not charged.
Police handled 2,334 reports of triad-related crime last year, an 8.6 per cent drop from 2,554 cases logged in 2022.
Source: scmp.com
