A man has been detained by police for an alleged intentional injury after being witnessed beating and stabbing another man on a Hangzhou highway on February 22, police announced today.
According to authorities, the victim was the suspect's cousin, and the incident stemmed from a business dispute.
The suspect, surnamed Hou, chased his cousin with a car on the highway, compelled him to stop, pulled him out of the car, punched him multiple times, and stabbed him with a knife, police said.
The police reported that the cousin is in stable condition after being transported to a hospital.
Hou and his cousin jointly operated a logistics business and had a dispute, which escalated when Hou discovered his cousin's intention to freeze the bank account of their company.
The fight was captured by others and the video went viral on the Internet.