{
  "id": 9109184,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T07:59:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/22/hong-kong-man-gets-indefinite-hospital-order-for-fatal-2023-mall-stabbings/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A man in Hong Kong has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in a psychiatric hospital after fatally stabbing two women at a mall in 2023. Szeto Sing-kwong, 43, pleaded guilty to manslaughter due to his mental state at the time of the crime. He is accused of killing 26-year-old Daniel Fong and 22-year-old Amber Lau on June 2, 2023, in Diamond Hill's Plaza Hollywood. The victims were stabbed multiple times, with one of the women attempting to intervene when they noticed one of the assailant's actions. Police found no evidence that Szeto knew his victims before the attack. The High Court judge, Esther Toh, expressed the case as a tragedy and imposed the indefinite hospital order based on Szeto's diagnosis of schizophrenia and delusional disorder. In Hong Kong, manslaughter is punishable by life imprisonment. The tragic events led to widespread mourning, with many locals laying flowers at the scene as a sign of respect.",
  "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",
        "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."
}