Read the full judgment text of CACC 000650/1977 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. In this case the appellant WONG Dung 72 years of age was charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding one NG Ka-kau. At the hearing before the learned magistrate NG Ka-kau gave evidence and his evidence was supported by his companion CHAN Shu-yung. They both said that the appellant picked up a spade in a field and struck NG Ka-kau. The appellant in his defence said otherwise. He said he had been assaulted by NG Ka-kau and he used the spade in self-defence. The learned magistrate in his cl