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Judge Praises Assailant who Assaulted Pro-democracy Activist in HK for Loving Society
Wong Sum-kau, aged 80, used a chisel to attack pro-democracy activist 'Long hair' Leung Kwok-hung on 16 April, 2020, near China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong.
Leung was hurt on the right side of his waist. The assailant pled guilty for one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong suggested that it was fortunate that the victim was not hurt badly, although the chisel is made of metal and carries certain weight.
After watching the video footage, the magistrate said he can see the assailant was “agile”.
Yet, the assailant allegedly sent death threats to pro-democracy activists, by yelling in court: "Ted Hui and Joshua Wong, they will die sooner or later". Despite this, the magistrate believed that the assailant “loves society” and "only" commited the crime because of "different political stance".
The magistrate suggested that since the defendant was willing to serve society, he should just be sentenced to community service. The case is adjourned to 13 Oct, 2020.
Source: Inmedia; Ming Pao #Sept17
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Judge Praises Assailant who Assaulted Pro-democracy Activist in HK for Loving Society
Wong Sum-kau, aged 80, used a chisel to attack pro-democracy activist 'Long hair' Leung Kwok-hung on 16 April, 2020, near China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong.
Leung was hurt on the right side of his waist. The assailant pled guilty for one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Magistrate Cheang Kei-hong suggested that it was fortunate that the victim was not hurt badly, although the chisel is made of metal and carries certain weight.
After watching the video footage, the magistrate said he can see the assailant was “agile”.
Yet, the assailant allegedly sent death threats to pro-democracy activists, by yelling in court: "Ted Hui and Joshua Wong, they will die sooner or later". Despite this, the magistrate believed that the assailant “loves society” and "only" commited the crime because of "different political stance".
The magistrate suggested that since the defendant was willing to serve society, he should just be sentenced to community service. The case is adjourned to 13 Oct, 2020.
Source: Inmedia; Ming Pao #Sept17
https://bit.ly/2H6QVVf
https://bit.ly/2EbikEq
#LongHair #LeungKwokHung #Assault