Five arrested over Hong Kong boy band Mirror concert accident

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The accident left a dancer at risk of permanent paralysis. Read more at straitstimes.com.

HONG KONG - Hong Kong police arrested five people on Friday over an accident at a concert by the city’s most popular boy band Mirror that left a dancer at risk of permanent paralysis, according to local media and a police source.large LED screen suspended above the stage fell onto a group of performers,Five people were arrested early on Friday on suspicion of fraud and a charge of allowing an object to fall from height, a police source told AFP.

A government task force set up to investigate the incident said in August that a substandard cable was used and that the screen’s weight was under-reported – though at the time it did not say who should be held responsible. Dancer Mo Li, who recently turned 28, suffered a severe spinal injury and was in critical condition for more than a month, with doctors sayingDancer Mo Li suffered a severe spinal injury, with doctors saying chances of full recovery were slim. PHOTO: MOMO.LKY/.INSTAGRAM

“We chose to hire teams that are considered top-notch in the industry... Cost is not our primary consideration,” they said in a statement.

 

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