A woman has been arrested for brandishing a cleaver at restaurant staff and police officers after a dispute over a “trivial matter” at a beef noodle shop in Hong Kong.
Police said they received a report at around 12.15am on Saturday that a female customer at a Sheung Shui restaurant was in an emotional state, brandishing a knife and using it to threaten staff members.
When officers arrived, the 32-year-old woman refused to cooperate and continued to wave the 30cm-long (12-inch) cleaver around.
In a video that went viral online, the woman, wearing a black surgical mask, is seen waving the blade in an agitated state, making repeated slashing motions.
When six police officers in tactical vests and helmets, armed with riot shields and batons, enter the restaurant, the woman waves the cleaver at them, striking their shields multiple times to cheers from onlookers.
Another six uniformed officers, entering from the rear of the restaurant, then approach the woman from behind.
