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Advertisement Crime in Hong Kong Hong KongLaw and Crime Hong Kong boy, 14, arrested for animal cruelty after badly injured cat dies Vet clinic employee called police suspecting animal had been treated inappropriately 1-MIN READ1-MIN Listen Leopold Chen Published: 6:54pm, 16 Aug 2026Updated: 6:56pm, 16 Aug 2026 A 14-year-old Hong Kong boy has been arrested […]