Man arrested over suspected spiked drink
Police have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of adding an unknown substance to a 33-year-old woman's drink at a bar in Tsim Sha Tsui. Police received a report just before 5am on Sunday that a woman had fallen ill after drinking a beverage at a bar on Mody Road, with suspicions that the drink had been spiked. She was conscious and taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment. The Yau Tsim Criminal Investigation Support Team took up the case and made the arrest in Central on Monday. The man is being held for further questioning on suspicion of administering poison with intent to harm. Japanese former adult film star turned DJ, Mao Hamasaki, has said she fell ill after having a drink that she said had been tampered with during a Halloween event. Edited by Tony Sabine
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