4 BOYS ARRESTED OVER WET TISSUE BALL, WATER ASSAULTS ON PEDESTRIANS IN TSUEN WAN
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Hong Kong police have arrested four boys as young as 12 years old after they allegedly threw wet tissue balls and splashed water at passers-by while cycling along Tsuen Wan’s waterfront and in a public park. Chief Inspector Leung Wai-yee said on Wednesday that the arrests followed the circulation of videos online showing the incidents that took place between July 18 and 20.
According to News - South China Morning Post, Hong Kong police have arrested four boys as young as 12 years old after they allegedly threw wet tissue balls and splashed water at passers-by while cycling along Tsuen Wan’s waterfront and in a public park.
The available RSS description adds: Chief Inspector Leung Wai-yee said on Wednesday that the arrests followed the circulation of videos online showing the incidents that took place between July 18 and 20.
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- News - South China Morning Post: Hong Kong police have arrested four boys as young as 12 years old after they allegedly threw wet tissue balls and splashed water at passers-by while cycling along Tsuen Wan’s waterfront and in a public park.
- News - South China Morning Post: Chief Inspector Leung Wai-yee said on Wednesday that the arrests followed the circulation of videos online showing the incidents that took place between July 18 and 20.
- News - South China Morning Post: The four boys, aged 12 to 14, were arrested in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing on suspicion of common assault.
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