Hong Kong patient, 89, arrested over indecent assault on hospital worker

An 89-year-old male patient has been arrested for allegedly indecently assaulting a female worker at a Hong Kong hospital.

Tuen Mun Hospital reported that the allied health professional was allegedly assaulted in a rehabilitation ward at around 10am on Tuesday.

Police arrested the suspect, a patient at the hospital.

The man, who had been hospitalised for kidney failure caused by food poisoning, was using a walking frame at the time of the incident, the Post learned.

The worker and a female medical assistant were helping him back to his bed from the ward corridor when he allegedly touched the former’s chest and hand.

He was later released on bail and is required to report to police next month.