Police have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and robbery after an off-duty sergeant was attacked and robbed of his wallet in Jordan.

The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday on Nathan Road, near the Wing On Plus department store.

Senior Inspector So Man-ho said the victim got into an argument with the suspect after realizing his wallet had been stolen.

“The victim identified himself as a police officer, but the man attacked his neck and limbs several times with a sharp object. The victim tried several times to stop the attack, but failed,” So said.

“Another passer-by tried to intervene and filmed the incident with his phone. The attacker ran away empty-handed,” he added.

The sergeant was treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and released the same day.

Officers arrested the attacker, who is a foreigner with a temporary entry permit, at his home in Hung Hom on Saturday.