Read the full judgment text of HCMA 000374/1984 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 2 July 1984.
1. This is an appeal against conviction and sentence on a charge against all appellants of common assault. The Crown relied at the hearing of the matter on the evidence of two young boys who were inmates of the Begonia Road Boys' Home. The first was Chan Ming-tat, who was the alleged victim, and the Magistrate has found that he was an unreliable witness. He was not declared hostile, but from his demeanour in Court the Magistrate decided that he was frightened in giving his evidence and she has t