Read the full judgment text of CACC 000338/1980 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 4 July 1980.
1. This is an appeal against conviction. The appellant was charged that on the 3rd February 1978 in Hong Kong he murdered Mrs. Margaret Boycott. The appellant at the trial admitted that he went with another man into the Boycott home which, they found upon entry, was empty. They went with the intention to steal. They armed themselves each with a knife. While they were on the premises Mrs. Boycott returned to her home. The other man made good his escape. The appellant was interrupted by Mrs. Boyco