Read the full judgment text of HCMA 673/2013 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 8 May 2014.
1. The appellant appeared before Deputy Magistrate Kenneth Chan at Kwun Tong Magistracy charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, contrary to Common Law and punishable under section 39 of the Offences Against the Person Ordinance, Cap 212. The offence was alleged to have occurred on 25 October 2012 and after pleading not guilty, the appellant’s trial commenced on 4 December that year. However, for a number of reasons, it did not conclude until 2 October 2013 on which date the appell