A man from the mainland was found by a Public Security Police Force (PSP) patrol at around 1:15 a.m. yesterday morning, seated on the floor in the surroundings of a casino-hotel located at Estrada da Baia de Nossa Senhora da Esperança in Cotai.
The patrol that rescued the man was alerted to the incident after police officers spotted an injury to the head and bleeding.
The man told the police that he was a victim of attempted theft. He said that a group of at least three men had tried to steal his bag as he exited from the casino-hotel venue.
He said that he resisted the theft and that encouraged the attackers to make use of a hard object to hit him in the head several times, causing the injuries and the consequent bleeding.
Although the man was injured in the attack, the group of men were unsuccessful in prying the bag from the man’s grip. After he started bleeding, the attackers fled the scene.
After receiving treatment at the Conde de São Januário Hospital Center, the man told Judiciary Police (PJ) officers that the attack occurred around 12:50 a.m. while he was exiting the casino alone.
He said he was not able to identify clearly the face of the attackers, as the place of attack was quite dark. The only information the victim could provide on the attackers was that there were at least three men and all spoke in Mandarin.
The case is still under investigation from the PJ, which is now trying to locate the attackers. RM
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