Mr Steve Chui, instructed by Messrs Eric Cheung & Co (assigned by DLA)
HCCC 289/2013
IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE
HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
CRIMINAL CASE NO 289 OF 2013
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Transcript of the Audio Recording of the Sentence in the above Case
COURT: Stand up. I have taken into account everything said on your behalf by your counsel. The offence of which the jury have convicted you is a serious one.
You did not intend to kill or even to cause really serious injury, but as a result of what you did, a human life has been lost and you have not shown any remorse at any stage. So the mitigation that such remorse might have been, if it had existed, is not available to you. The only real mitigation available to you is your previous good character. But for such mitigation, I would have sentenced you to 9 years’ imprisonment. Taking such mitigation into account, I sentence you to 8½ years’ imprisonment. You will go to prison for 8½ years.
You did not intend to kill or even to cause really serious injury, but as a result of what you did, a human life has been lost and you have not shown any remorse at any stage.
So the mitigation that such remorse might have been, if it had existed, is not available to you. The only real mitigation available to you is your previous good character. But for such mitigation, I would have sentenced you to 9 years’ imprisonment.
Taking such mitigation into account, I sentence you to 8½ years’ imprisonment. You will go to prison for 8½ years.