Three teens arrested over alleged assault in school
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 14, 2 of them from Hong Kong. 3 arrested or detained, according to 2 outlets.
Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of common assault after a 13-year-old student was allegedly attacked at his school on Wednesday. Police said the student at Lingnan Secondary School in Heng Fa Chuen was allegedly assaulted on campus. Following an investigation, officers arrested the three suspects, aged between 13 and 15, in Eastern and Sham Shui Po on Friday. They have been released on bail and must report back to police in mid-December. Edited by Robert Kemp
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- 32 outlets: news.rthk.hk, scmp.com· latest Nov 14, 5:46 AM UTCThree teens arrested over alleged assault in school ↗
2 outlets from Hong Kong, where the story is: RTHK, South China Morning Post · how we count
- Nov 14, 4:20 AM UTCFirst reportHong Kong police arrest 3 teens over alleged assault on 13-year-old schoolmatescmp.com ↗
- Nov 14, 5:46 AM UTC+1 h· you’re reading thisThree teens arrested over alleged assault in schoolnews.rthk.hk ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 5:46 AM UTC · +1 h
[Claude] Both reports cover the same arrest of three teens over the alleged assault of a 13-year-old schoolmate, and their details are consistent.
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