Read the full judgment text of DCCC 934/2017 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 27 June 2018.
1. The defendant originally faced one charge of attempted wounding with intent, contrary to section 17(a) of the Offences Against the Person Ordinance. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge. The case was hence set down for trial before me. On the first day of trial, the parties informed the court that as a result of discussion on the plea, the prosecution would accept a guilty plea to a lesser charge, namely, attempted wounding, contrary to section 19 of the same ordinance. The charge w