HONG KONG: A 70-year-old Hong Kong man has died after he was hit by a brick during clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters, a hospital said on Friday (Nov 15), the second person to die in a week of worsening violence.
"The patient's situation continuously deteriorated" and he died late on Thursday, a spokesperson for Hong Kong's Prince of Wales hospital said in a statement.
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It was not immediately clear who threw the brick in an incident which was filmed and widely shared on social media.
Reports said that a group of black-clad protesters clashed with residents outside Sheung Shui MTR station in New Territories on Wednesday.
A video circulating online shows the two groups picking up bricks scattered on the ground and throwing them at each other. The man was reportedly hit on the head by a brick in the midst of the altercation.
In the video, the man is seen falling to the ground immediately after being struck, and the brick-throwing continued as he lay on the ground.
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He is the second person in less than a week to die in protest-linked incidents.
Student Alex Chow, 22, died on Nov 8 from head injuries sustained during a fall as police skirmished with demonstrators inside a car park.
The five-month crisis has entered a new phase in recent days with hardcore protesters embarking on a campaign to "blossom everywhere" across the city in a bid to stretch police reRead More – Source
