Read the full judgment text of HCA 005114/1981 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. On the 9th of August 1978 YIM Tat-fai, a boy then aged 19 hung himself by his shirt in the cells of Chai Wan Police Station whilst he was waiting to be bailed out for an offence for which he had been arrested the night before, and charged with less than an hour previously. That he was attempting to take his own life is not disputed by the Defendant and in my judgment is a likely inference on the evidence; he was found hanging by the Duty Officer in charge of the cells, and instantly cut down,