{
  "id": 16341749,
  "title": "Man arrested over suspected rat poison in stray cat food at Kowloon park",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/man-arrested-over-suspected-rat-poison-in-stray-cat-food-at-kowloon-16341749",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T15:47:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372037/man-arrested-over-suspected-rat-poison-stray-cat-food-kowloon-park"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday at around 3:30 am, police arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with allegations of mixing rat poison into food intended for stray cats in Kowloon Park. The incident reportedly occurred near tennis courts in Shek Kip Mei Park. Police seized a packet of suspected rat poison and a fruit knife from the man. Following an initial investigation, he was charged with animal cruelty and possession of an offensive weapon. The case is being handled by the Sham Shui Po district crime squad. Animal welfare volunteers stated they had first noticed the suspected poisoning of food and water for stray cats in the park last month. A social media user, pangxc15, installed a surveillance camera and observed the alleged perpetrator poisoning food and water at approximately 3 am every Saturday. The suspect appeared to be the same individual observed by pangxc15.",
  "summary": "Police have arrested a 34-year-old man who allegedly mixed rat poison into food left for stray cats in a Kowloon park and was found in possession of a knife. The force said it received a report at around 3.30am on Saturday that a man was suspected of putting poison in cat food that animal welfare volunteers had placed near tennis courts in Shek Kip Mei Park. Officers arrived at the scene and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}