Police on Saturday reclassified an assault case as murder, following the death in hospital of a 46-year-old woman.

The force said it had received a report from a staff member at a hotel on Prince Edward Road West of a woman collapsed in a room.

Officers found the woman lying on a chair with apparent facial injuries. She was sent to Kwong Wah Hospital, where she died later in the day.

Police later arrested a 42-year-old man in Mong Kok on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

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Last updated: 2025-05-04 HKT 06:00