A 58-year-old man died after he was attacked in Tak Wah Park in Tsuen Wan Market Street in Tsuen Wan.

His attacker, who was armed with a two-foot-long knife, is about 60 years old, about 1.6 metres tall, and of medium build. He was wearing a light coloured, short-sleeved checkered shirt, a pair of dark trousers, and carrying a dark coloured bag. He fled in the direction of Tak Wah Street direction immediately after the incident.

Police received a report of the attack at about 2.30 pm yesterday. They sent the victime to Yan Chai Hospital where he was certified dead at 12:12am today.

A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death.