Police tonight reclassified a Tin Shui Wai wounding case as a murder after the 68-year-old victim died.

At about 7.46pm on February 6, Police were called regarding an assault on the victim by a 54-year-old man in the Tin Yan Shopping Centre. A 71-year-old man stepped in to stop the attack, and fought with the instigator.

The three men were sent to Tuen Mun Hospital where the 68-year-old died at 9.46pm today. The other two men were discharged.

The 54-year-old man was being held for wounding and fighting in a public place, while the 71-year-old man was released on bail.