Read the full judgment text of CACC 000482/2006 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 16 May 2008.
1. This case concerns the maiming of a 7-year-old boy when a deliberate attempt was made to chop off his right hand (count 1). This utterly cruel act against an innocent and defenceless child was brought about by a gang of five, including the child’s stepmother, Hung Man-yee (Hung). The crime was motivated by jealousy and hatred on her part. The attack on the boy reflected in the 1 st count had been preceded by an assault (count 2) on him. However, Hung was not satisfied that this was an att
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