Correctional officers stop assault on person in custody
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     ​Correctional Officers stopped four remand persons in custody assaulting another remand person in custody at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre today (September 15).
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     At 9.37am today, four male remand persons in custody aged from 38 to 47 assaulted a 50-year-old male remand person in custody inside a dayroom. Officers at the scene immediately stopped the assailants and called for reinforcement.
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     During the incident, the victim sustained injuries to his head, chest and arm and was referred to a public hospital for further treatment after receiving examination and treatment at the institution hospital. The assailants did not sustain any injuries.
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     The case has been reported to the Police for investigation.
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     The five persons in custody were respectively remanded for the offences of trafficking in a dangerous drug, theft, burglary, etc.
