Suspect not expected to appear in Kowloon City Court in person when case is mentioned on Monday
A 60-year-old man has been charged with arson after Friday evening’s terrifying firebomb attack on an MTR train, which left 19 commuters injured. The suspect is not expected to appear in Kowloon City Court in person when the case is mentioned on Monday, according to police. He was arrested on Friday following the attack on a train in which a man set fire to a carriage at 7.14pm as it travelled from Admiralty to Tsim Sha Tsui station. In an update on Sunday afternoon, a government spokeswoman said three people – two women and one man – remained in critical condition with serious burns. They are being treated at Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary hospitals. The spokeswoman said she could not provide details of the conditions of the other injured passengers, but it is understood at least nine had been discharged from hospital by Saturday lunchtime. The youngest victim of the attack is 15-year-old Audrey Ko, a Form Four student at St Paul’s Co-educational College, who suffered burns to her legs.
