{
  "id": 9108383,
  "title": "Hong Kong man gets indefinite hospital order for fatal 2023 mall stabbings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/hong-kong-man-gets-indefinite-hospital-order-for-fatal-2023-mall",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T07:59:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press-hongkongfp",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/22/hong-kong-man-gets-indefinite-hospital-order-for-fatal-2023-mall-stabbings/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Hong Kong man, Szeto Sing-kwong, has been given an indefinite psychiatric hospital sentence for the fatal stabbings that occurred three years ago at Diamond Hill's Plaza Hollywood mall. On June 2, 2023, Szeto stabbed two women to death - 26-year-old Daniel Fong and 22-year-old Amber Lau. The court accepted Szeto's plea of manslaughter due to mental abnormality. At the time of the attack, Szeto had recently purchased a knife from the mall. The High Court Judge Esther Toh described the incident as a tragedy and imposed the indefinite hospital order following psychiatric reports diagnosing Szeto with schizophrenia and delusional disorder.",
  "summary": "A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to an indefinite period at a psychiatric hospital for stabbing two women to death in Diamond Hill’s Plaza Hollywood mall three years ago. Szeto Sing-kwong, 43, appeared at the High Court on Tuesday. He was originally charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of 26-year-old Daniel […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Indefinite time in psychiatric ward for Hong Kong man who fatally stabbed 2 in mall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/indefinite-time-in-psychiatric-ward-for-hong-kong-man-who-fatally",
        "published": "2026-09-22T06:51:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Hong Kong man gets indefinite hospital order for fatal 2023 mall stabbings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/hong-kong-man-gets-indefinite-hospital-order-for-fatal-2023-mall-9109184",
        "published": "2026-09-22T07:59:30.000Z"
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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."
}