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| Police announcing the arrest of the teenager |
Police said on Friday that they had arrested a 14-year-old
student suspected of leaving an open cutter in between seats on a Citybus after
an argument with a school mate.
The 13-centimeter cutter was found by another
passenger with about a centimeter of its blade protruding from the gap between two
seats of a Citybus route 37A. No injury was reported.
The passenger alerted police, who had the bus driven
to a terminus in Admiralty, where the cutter was retrieved.
Following a review of the CCTV from the bus, the
police managed to identify the teenager, and arrested him on Thursday
afternoon.
The police investigation showed the teenager boarded
the bus with a classmate on the southern part of Hong Kong island.
A dispute between the two resulted in the 14-year-old
boy brandishing the cutter blade in front of the other student, then left it
between the two seats before getting off in Wan Chai.
The other passenger found the open cutter on the
upper deck of the bus as it was nearing Admiralty.
The suspect was arrested on suspicion of possessing an
offensive weapon and wounding with intent. He was released on police bail
pending further investigation.
Police said the case was an isolated incident, with
no evidence of gang involvement.
It was also apparently unrelated to an incident four
days earlier, when a woman passenger was pricked on the back by a needle left
on another Citybus.
Police reminded passengers on public utility vehicle
to act responsibly and avoid committing act that could endanger other people’s
safety.
