Man holding charged with manslaughter and common assault

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     Police today (February 1) laid a holding charge against a 33-year-old man with one count of manslaughter and one count of common assault.

     The 33-year-old man and another 58-year-old man were arrested yesterday (January 31) and on January 29 respectively in connections with a manslaughter case happened in Wong Tai Sin on January 29 in which a 59-year-old man died. The 58-year-old man has been released on bail and is required to report back to Police in mid-February.

     The case will be mentioned at Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts tomorrow (February 2) morning.