Read the full judgment text of HCPI 000991/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 20 July 1999.
1. Sometime between 12:30 and 1:00 am on 25.7.98. in the vicinity of the junction of D'Aguilar Street and Wellington Street in Lan Kwai Fong, the defendant assaulted and injured the plaintiff with a beer glass. There were 2 lacerations to the left side of the plaintiff's forehead. One of the lacerations cut across the plaintiff's left eyebrow. The plaintiff was taken to Queen Mary Hospital and received medical treatment. He was detained overnight. The lacerations were deep and required suturing