Read the full judgment text of DCCC 544/2013 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 17 July 2013.
1. Defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted robbery. In the afternoon of 30 April 2013, while the victim, male, age 51, was walking along the street at To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, defendant suddenly approached from behind and snatched the victim’s mobile phone. Struggles ensued, defendant pushed the victim onto the ground and punched the victim’s face twice and demanded him to hand over the phone. At this juncture, an off-duty senior inspector happened to pass by and separated him. Police arri