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| Ricky Lizo |
Three Filipinos who figured in a much-publicized brawl in
Central on the night of Jun 17 (Sunday) are due to report back to police tonight to
face questioning on charges of fighting in public.
The three – brothers Enrique “Ricky” and Denise Lizo, both family
drivers; and Sebastian Chancell Wong (aka Sebastian Yip), a muay thai instructor
and Hong Kong resident– were allowed to post police bail while they recuperated
at Queen Mary Hospital in Pokfulam where they were taken after the melee.
A fourth person said to have been involved in the brawl,
professional boxer Jay Primo Solmiano, reportedly turned himself in at Central
Police station on Wednesday, Jun 20, after being earlier reported as having
gone into hiding.
Wong posted a picture on Facebook of Solmiano and himself
outside the police station, saying it was meant to dispute reports that his
friend Jay was in hiding.
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| Sebastian Wong |
An officer of the Consulate’s assistance to nationals
section Hermogenes Cayabyab, Jr. has told The SUN the Lizo brothers and Wong
are being investigated in connection with the incident.
Pictures of all three, with their faces all bloodied and
their eyes puffy from the apparent beating, circulated on social media shortly after
video footages taken during the actual fighting were posted online.
(Watch one of the videos here: https://www.facebook.com/irene.cobarte/videos/1735163663198692/
(Watch one of the videos here: https://www.facebook.com/irene.cobarte/videos/1735163663198692/
According to Ricky Lizo, who said he and his brother have
both been working as family drivers in Hong Kong
for about 11 years, the trouble started when they saw Wong slap a Filipina
companion along D’Aguilar street
Fearing for his brother since he knew the alleged assailant
as a professional fighter, Ricky said he hit Wong in the head with a beer
bottle, which he had taken along from a pub they had just left.
“Pinalo ko ng bote,” Ricky admitted.
His heftier brother reportedly helped stop Wong by elbowing
him on the mouth, but the fighter retaliated by hitting Dennis with a belt
buckle.
Solmiano, who was seen in the videos initially trying to
stop the fight, ended up hitting Ricky to defend his friend Wong, leaving the
driver black and blue, his lips busted, and with his nose bloodied and
apparently broken.
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| Jay Solmiano inside Central Police station |
But in a separate interview with a Philippine TV news
station, Wong denied that he had hit his woman companion. He said the woman was
drunk and was out of control so he tried to pacify her by holding her by the
hand.
Wong said Ricky must have misinterpreted
his actions, but instead of asking what was going on, the driver who was
apparently drunk, hit him on the head with a beer bottle. Solmiano went to his friend's rescue when the driver allegedly hit him again with the broken bottle.
Wong showed pictures of his stitched
broken lip and head wounds to prove that he was himself badly wounded from the
scuffle.
Wong and Denise Lizo were discharged from the hospital after
two days, while Ricky had to stay for another day. Despite being allowed to go
home, Ricky said he is due to return to the hospital early next month for
surgery on his broken nose. He has also been told to rest for a few days before
going back to work.
Solmiano, who had posted an apology on his Facebook page for
his involvement in the brawl, has since deactivated his account. He has
apparently declined all requests for an interview.
Police have yet to respond to a query on the result of their
investigation into the incident.
