Thomas Kwan arrest footage released by Northumbria Police

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00:00Hello there. I'm calling you this time in the morning. Is it Dr. Kwan? Yes. Dr. Kwan,

00:10hello. I'm from Northumbria Police. Do you mind if I come in for a second please? Yes.

00:17Thank you. Okay. Are you happy to talk in here? Yes. Dr. Kwan, you may as well just

00:34stay standing in the prison if you don't mind please. My name is... The time is now

00:440630 hours okay. I'm arresting you for the offence of the suspicion of the attempted

00:50murder of... Commuter common law and the criminal offence act of 1981 and administering a poison

01:00or noxious substance commuter section 23 of the offences against the persons act 1861.

01:05Now both of those offences occurred in Newcastle upon Tyne on Monday the 22nd of January 2024

01:11okay. So you don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you do not mention

01:15one question, something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say may be given

01:19as evidence. So again, you're now under arrest on suspicion of those offences okay. Do you

01:25understand that? You do? Put your shoes on. Are you going now? See you soon.