Read the full judgment text of CACC 000092/1998 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 15 September 1998.
1. In this matter the applicants faced a charge of forcible detention of a person with intent to procure a ransom contrary to s.42 of the Offences Against the Person Ordinance. They were charged that they, with other persons unknown, by force took away and detained Chan Miu-yuk against her will with intent to procure a ransom for her liberation. They pleaded guilty before Judge Beeson and each was sentenced to imprisonment for nine years. They now seek leave to appeal against that sentence.