A senior police officer was attacked while jogging in Kowloon East

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HONG KONG - Thomas Yu, Senior Superintendent of the Kowloon East Traffic Division of the Hong Kong Police Force, was attacked by a person with a mental disorder at around 1 pm today. The attack occurred on Shing Kai Road, Kai Tak.

Superintendent Yu was injured on the left bridge of his nose and forehead. However, the attacker was quickly captured by police on the sidewalk 200 meters away. The two parties involved were immediately sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.

The senior police officer was reportedly on a midday jog when the incident occurred. When he passed the footbridge near Tung Yun Garden on Prince Edward Road, he accidentally met the suspect. There had been no previous interaction or eye contact between them. Suddenly, the suspect punched Superintendent Yu and fled along Coordination Avenue towards Kowloon Bay.

Superintendent Yu acted quickly to report the incident and pursue the attacker, while another officer driving an undercover vehicle witnessed the attack. The police quickly got out of the car to assist and successfully captured the suspect on the sidewalk 200 meters away from the scene.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested persons may have suffered from a mental disorder as they were talking to themselves during the incident. The exact motive behind the attack is unclear. However, police are actively investigating the matter to establish the circumstances leading up to the attack.

一名高级警务人员在九龙东慢跑时遭袭击

香港 - 香港警务处东九龙交通部高级警司余伟明今日下午1时左右遭一名精神障碍人士袭击。 袭击发生在启德成启道。

于警长的左侧鼻梁和额头受伤。 不过，袭击者很快在200米外的人行道上被警方抓获。 涉事两人随即被送往伊利沙伯医院救治。

据报道，事件发生时，这名高级警官正在中午慢跑。 当他经过太子道东润花园附近的行人天桥时，无意中遇见了嫌疑人。 他们之前没有任何互动或目光接触。 突然，嫌疑人向余警司拳打脚踢，然后沿协调大道向九龙湾方向逃去。 于警司迅速报告事件并追捕袭击者，而另一名驾驶卧底车的警官目睹了袭击事件。 民警迅速下车协助，在距离现场200米的人行道上成功将犯罪嫌疑人抓获。

初步调查显示，被捕人士可能因事发时自言自语而患有精神障碍。 此次袭击背后的确切动机尚不清楚。 不过，警方正在积极调查此事，以确定导致袭击的情况。