31 Jan 2007
HKSAR v. ESTRELLA, HAZIM ANGELINA
- Citation
- HKSAR v. ESTRELLA, HAZIM ANGELINA
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA1096/2006
The conviction could not stand because the circumstantial evidence did not exclude the real possibility of mere carelessness or negligence; the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant consciously foresaw the risk of injury or intended to cause it, so the necessary mens rea for wounding under s19 was not established.