No force used against boy in rooftop fall: police

No force used against boy in rooftop fall: police

The police say no force was used against a boy who fell from the rooftop of a Mong Kok restaurant in the early hours of Christmas Day and officers did not prevent paramedics from treating his injuries.



The force issued a statement on Facebook explaining why they had raided the Jie Genge restaurant on Portland Street, making three arrests.



They said officers followed "suspicious people" into the restaurant, and arrested a member of staff for obstructing the police after he tried to prevent them from entering.



Everyone inside was searched and two men were arrested on suspicion of illegal assembly, theft and for failing to show their ID cards, the statement said.



The force noted that there were people on the restaurant's rooftop and said they were told to leave. But it stressed that contrary to rumours, no pepper balls were fired and they did not see the boy in question at the time.



Around 20 minutes later, officers spotted a crowd of people gathering outside the restaurant and they saw the teenager hanging onto the wall, the police said. Officers shone a light on the boy, who fell to the ground and was injured.



Police said they cordoned-off the area to protect the injured boy until he was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital.



On Wednesday, he was described as being in a stable condition and the extent of his injuries were unknown.