Hong Kong teen admits acid ambush that put tourist from Singapore in hospital for 61 days
A Hong Kong teenager has pleaded guilty to splashing acid on a woman visiting from Singapore in June 2025, leaving her with second-degree burns.
On October 15, Anson Kew, now 19, entered a guilty plea in Hong Kong to an attack that left Chinese tourist Jiang Wen, 36, hospitalized for 61 days. The assault occurred on June 9, 2025, when Kew ambushed Jiang as she exited a vehicle in Wan Chai, dousing her with a corrosive fluid. Kew, dressed in black and wearing a mask, fled the scene.
He turned himself in two days later but remained silent during questioning. Police found a bottle containing traces of concentrated sulfuric acid near the location, and security footage showed Kew scouting the area prior to the incident. The liquid, recovered from a back alley, was confirmed to have caused severe skin burns and eye damage.
Jiang underwent emergency surgery and skin grafts, spending over two months in a Hong Kong hospital before returning to Singapore for further treatment. Kew was charged with one count of throwing corrosive fluid with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, carrying a maximum sentence of life imprisonment under Hong Kong's Offences against the Person Ordinance.
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