A 29-year-old suspect has been arrested by Hawaii police after a Chinese female citizen was attacked in Honolulu and suffered serious injuries, according to updated information released by the Honolulu Police Department on Thursday local time.
"Shortly before 9 pm, HPD officers arrested a 29-year-old male in the Nimitz area for second-degree attempted murder. Charges will be sought with the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney," said the notice released by the local police.
The Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles has dispatched a working group to Honolulu, capital of Hawaii of the US, on Wednesday immediately after a 25-year-old Chinese citizen was severely injured after being splashed with a chemical liquid on a street in Hawaii a day earlier. The local police have initiated a case and are conducting an investigation, according to the consulate general on Friday.
China's Consul General in Los Angeles Guo Shaochun has immediately raised the issue with Hawaii state officials and expressed deep concern over the case, strongly condemning the brutal actions of the perpetrator.
Guo has demanded that the state government should fully coordinate treatment for the injured Chinese citizen, urging the police to conduct the investigation, and bringing the perpetrator to justice, said the consulate general.
The consulate general reminds Chinese citizens to raise risk awareness and strengthen self-protection.
