A Hong Kong university student who fell off a parking garage after
police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government
protesters died Friday in a rare fatality after five months of unrest, fueling more outrage in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
Although the cause of his fall has not been determined, it deepened anger against police, who have been accused of heavy-handed tactics including widespread use of tear gas and pepper spray since
protests demanding democratic reforms started in June.
Local media reported that Chow has been in a coma with brain injury since he was found early Monday sprawled in a pool of blood on the second floor of the building.