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 seized a packet of suspected rat poison and a fruit knife measuring around 14cm (5.5 inches) in length from the man.
“Following a preliminary investigation, the man was arrested on suspicion of cruelty to animals and possession of an offensive weapon and is currently being detained for further investigation,” police said.
The Sham Shui Po district crime squad is handling the investigation.