An elderly man in his eighties has been arrested in Hong Kong for allegedly pulling out a medical tube from a male hospital patient whom he mistook for his wife.
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According to the force, the incident happened on Thursday at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan, where the suspect was visiting his wife.
“The man was suspected to have mistakenly thought that the victim, who was a male patient also born in 1942, was his wife, so he pulled out his medical tube,” a spokesman said.
The force said staff at the hospital reported the case at 11.57am, with the elderly man arrested for wounding.
Police said the victim was conscious, with no further information given on his condition.
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No details were provided on what type of tube had been pulled out, and where the incident occurred within the hospital.