HONG KONG: Two women were stabbed to death in a mall here on Friday, in what appeared to be a random knife rampage.
The attacker was eventually subdued and arrested after police arrived, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
The incident was captured on video by a security camera at the Plaza Hollywood mall in Diamond Hill.
It shows the man going up to the women from behind shortly after 5pm local time.
In the clip, he repeatedly stabs one of them in an attack that went on for nearly a minute, SCMP said.The second woman attempts to intervene several times, but is also attacked. Nobody goes to the women’s rescue.
Police said the women were aged 22 and 26. They were unconscious when they were taken to hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries. One of the women was stabbed more than 25 times.
It remains unclear whether the attacker knew the two women.
A saleswoman at the mall said the assailant stood beside the two victims as mall medical workers arrived at the scene to provide first aid.
The attacker has been taken to a police station for questioning.
The authorities have classified the case as murder. — The Straits Times/ANN
