Murder of Luk Chi-wai: Difference between revisions

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A week after Luk's death, Chan went to the hospital to seek medical treatment. The police stationed in the hospital found that his injuries were suspicious and started an investigation. Shortly later, all 14 culprits were arrested by the police.

Trial was held from early 1998 to January 1999. 6 of the 14 defendants were found guilty of murder. Among the 6, Hui Chi-wai, Ng Ming-chun, Chan Tak-ming and Fu Hin-chun were sentenced to life imprisonment. Mak Ka-ho left the scene early at the time of crime was did not participate in beating up the victim after he lost consciousness; and Wong Kam-bo was only 14 years old at the time of the crime. The two were given a discretionary waiver of life imprisonment and commuted their sentences to 26 years and 23 years respectively.

7 of the other defendants were found guilty of serious assault, assault, and mutilation of corpse respectively. The judge stated that the maximum sentence of assault is three years in prison, but considering that they had been imprisoned for 21 months from arrest to trial, they were sentenced to immediate release after the trial. Defendants Yuen Ka-yee and Wong Si-sing were sentenced to juvenile detention respectively for mutilation of corpse and manslaughter.

Defendant Shek Tsz-kin turned into a tainted witness, and pleaded guilty to the charges of manslaughter and mutilation of corpse. Shek was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison. When the judge delivered his verdict, he praised Shek for his full cooperation with the police and testified against the other defendants in court.

In 2001, the six defendants charged with murder submitted an appeal and had their verdicts overturned. Mak Ka-ho and Wong Kam-bo successfully appealed and their sentencing was reduced. The other four defendants' appeal were rejected.

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|4||Ng Ming-chun (吳明俊)|||16||Freelance||Theft||Murder, Mutilation of corpse||Sentenced to life imprisonment||Unchanged

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|5||Yuen Ka-yee (阮潔儀)|||14||Student||-||Assault, Mutilation of corpse||Sentenced to 21 months in ~~prison~~||-

|5||Yuen Ka-yee (阮潔儀)|||14||Student||-||Assault, Mutilation of corpse||Sentenced to 16 months in juvenile detention||-

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|6||Chan Tak-ming (陳德明)|||16||Student||Assault, Mutilation of corpse||Murder||Sentenced to life imprisonment||Unchanged

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|13||Wong Si-sing (黃詩城)|||14||Student||-||Manslaughter||Sentenced to 16 months in juvenile detention||-

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|Tainted Witness||Shek Tsz-kin (石子健)|||16||Student||-||Manslaughter||Sentenced to 5 years in prison||-

|Tainted Witness||Shek Tsz-kin (石子健)|||16||Student||-||Manslaughter, Mutilation of corpse||Sentenced to 6.5 years in prison||-

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== Trivia ==

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 A week after Luk's death, Chan went to the hospital to seek medical treatment. The police stationed in the hospital found that his injuries were suspicious and started an investigation. Shortly later, all 14 culprits were arrested by the police.
+Trial was held from early 1998 to January 1999. 6 of the 14 defendants were found guilty of murder. Among the 6, Hui Chi-wai, Ng Ming-chun, Chan Tak-ming and Fu Hin-chun were sentenced to life imprisonment. Mak Ka-ho left the scene early at the time of crime was did not participate in beating up the victim after he lost consciousness; and Wong Kam-bo was only 14 years old at the time of the crime. The two were given a discretionary waiver of life imprisonment and commuted their sentences to 26 years and 23 years respectively.
+of the other defendants were found guilty of serious assault, assault, and mutilation of corpse respectively. The judge stated that the maximum sentence of assault is three years in prison, but considering that they had been imprisoned for 21 months from arrest to trial, they were sentenced to immediate release after the trial. Defendants Yuen Ka-yee and Wong Si-sing were sentenced to juvenile detention respectively for mutilation of corpse and manslaughter.
+Defendant Shek Tsz-kin turned into a tainted witness, and pleaded guilty to the charges of manslaughter and mutilation of corpse. Shek was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison. When the judge delivered his verdict, he praised Shek for his full cooperation with the police and testified against the other defendants in court.
+In 2001, the six defendants charged with murder submitted an appeal and had their verdicts overturned. Mak Ka-ho and Wong Kam-bo successfully appealed and their sentencing was reduced. The other four defendants' appeal were rejected.
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 |4||Ng Ming-chun<br>(吳明俊)|||16||Freelance||Theft||Murder, Mutilation of corpse||Sentenced to life imprisonment||Unchanged
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-|5||Yuen Ka-yee<br>(阮潔儀)|||14||Student||-||Assault, Mutilation of corpse||Sentenced to 21 months in prison||-
+|5||Yuen Ka-yee<br>(阮潔儀)|||14||Student||-||Assault, Mutilation of corpse||Sentenced to 16 months in juvenile detention||-
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 |6||Chan Tak-ming<br>(陳德明)|||16||Student||Assault, Mutilation of corpse||Murder||Sentenced to life imprisonment||Unchanged
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 |13||Wong Si-sing<br>(黃詩城)|||14||Student||-||Manslaughter||Sentenced to 16 months in juvenile detention||-
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-|Tainted Witness||Shek Tsz-kin<br>(石子健)|||16||Student||-||Manslaughter||Sentenced to 5 years in prison||-
+|Tainted Witness||Shek Tsz-kin<br>(石子健)|||16||Student||-||Manslaughter, Mutilation of corpse||Sentenced to 6.5 years in prison||-
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 == Trivia ==