A Hong Kong man with a mental disability has been sentenced to an indefinite period in a psychiatric hospital for stabbing two women to death in a frenzied knife attack at a shopping centre three years ago.The High Court on Tuesday ordered former warehouse worker Szeto Sing-kwong to receive mandatory psychiatric treatment and supervision at Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre in Tuen Mun, noting that he continued to display limited insight into his mental condition after killing two people for no apparent reason.
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TUE · 2026-09-22 · 06:51 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0922-113099
NSR-2026-0922-113099News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Indefinite time in psychiatric ward for Hong Kong man who fatally stabbed 2 in mall
A Hong Kong man, Szeto Sing-kwong, has been sentenced to an indefinite period in a psychiatric hospital for fatally stabbing two women in a shopping center three years ago. The High Court ordered on Tuesday that the former warehouse worker receive mandatory psychiatric treatment and supervision at Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre.
Brian WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-22 · 06:51 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A Hong Kong man, Szeto Sing-kwong, has been sentenced to an indefinite period in a psychiatric hospital for fatally stabbing two women in a shopping center three years ago. The High Court ordered on Tuesday that the former warehouse worker receive mandatory psychiatric treatment and supervision at Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre. The court noted that Szeto Sing-kwong continued to show limited insight into his mental condition following the attack, which occurred for no apparent reason.
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The killings occurred three years ago in a frenzied knife attack at a shopping centre.
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Szeto Sing-kwong continued to display limited insight into his mental condition after the killings.
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The High Court ordered Szeto Sing-kwong to receive mandatory psychiatric treatment and supervision at Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre.
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A Hong Kong man with a mental disability was sentenced to indefinite psychiatric hospital treatment for fatally stabbing two women.
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