Hong Kong teenager pleads guilty to acid attack on Singaporean tourist
Por Fiona Chow — South China Morning Post – News feed
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Anson Kew, who was 17 during the Wan Chai assault, offers no explanation for targeting the 36-year-old victim during her visit to the city
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Fiona Chow Published: 7:10pm, 15 Oct 2026
A 19-year-old teenager has admitted splashing corrosive liquid on a Singaporean tourist in Hong Kong last year, leaving her with second-degree burns.
The High Court on Thursday heard the guilty plea from Anson Kew, who was 17 when he threw a corrosive solution at 36-year-old Jiang Wen, who was visiting the city, on June 9 last year.
Jiang was getting into a vehicle in Wan Chai when Kew, dressed in black and wearing a mask, ambushed her.
She screamed in pain and collapsed after feeling an intense burning sensation on her face and legs, as Kew fled the scene.
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