Read the full judgment text of DCCC 000267/2010 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 20 April 2010.
1. The Defendant pleads guilty to one count of theft. This was a pick-pocketing case. At about 4.53 pm on 3rd February 2010, a police officer was patrolling in the subway across Pei Ho Street and Apliu Street, Sham Shui Po. He saw the Defendant approaching the victim from behind at the entrance of the subway near Apliu Street. The Defendant put his hand into the right pocket of the jacket worn by the victim and stole a mobile phone. The Defendant then placed the mobile phone into his right front