Hong Kong police arrest man on suspicion of pushing boy, 9, into sea
Police said the man, surnamed Wong, was apprehended in Kowloon City at 5.22pm on Tuesday, three days after the incident, on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
They added that the arrest was made after police reviewed CCTV footage. Officers searching his flat also found the clothes he allegedly wore while committing the offence.
'When police arrived at the scene, the boy had a lot of scratches on his body. He was conscious and was discharged from hospital after treatment,' a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
The suspect is currently being held in custody for further investigation.
The manhunt started after the boy was pushed into the sea while he was fishing on a staircase along King Wan Street near Hoi Sham Park at around 5.40pm on Saturday.
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