Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Child neglect

Legal area

Court

24 Sept 2024

CKC v. SHTH

Citation

[2024] HKFC 180
Court

Family Court
Case number

FCMP262/2015

Respondent committed an intentional and contumacious contempt by hiding the minor for eight years in breach of court orders, causing significant and likely irreversible harm; absence of remorse, persistent uncooperativeness and active interference with the minor are aggravating; balancing the need to punish and deter with the minor's welfare the court imposed immediate imprisonment of 10 weeks and indemnity costs.
30 Jun 2020

HKSAR v. WONG WING MAN, MANDY alias WANG XUEXIN AND ANOTHER

Citation

[2020] HKCA 534
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC200/2018

Leave to appeal against conviction and sentence by both applicants refused because the alleged trial misdirections and evidential complaints were not reasonably arguable: the trial judge correctly admitted the statement after factual assessment, jury directions (including on circumstantial evidence and duress) were adequate with written directions before jury curing any oral slip, the photographs were admitted by agreement and properly directed upon, the perverting counts formed a distinct category justifying consecutive sequencing within totality, and proposed fresh evidence did not satisfy…
11 Jun 2020

香港特別行政區訴叶朝君

Citation

[2020] HKCFI 992
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCMA495/2019

The judge properly found that after the first incident and warning the appellant knew the risk that the child could protrude and fall through the window, had reasonable means to prevent recurrence (use cot, place obstacles, keep window closed) but did not adopt them; therefore the elements of s.27(1) were satisfied and the conviction was safe; the trial judge's reasons were adequate and the appeal is dismissed.
17 Aug 1995

R. v. LAM WAI MEI

Citation

R. v. LAM WAI MEI
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC197/1995

Because the appellant failed to seek medical treatment for a badly injured two-year-old and the injuries and circumstances placed her within the worst band of neglect cases, the trial judge correctly started from the then-maximum sentence and the small discount for a late guilty plea was appropriate; the appeal was dismissed.

Hong Kong Case Law

CKC v. SHTH

HKSAR v. WONG WING MAN, MANDY alias WANG XUEXIN AND ANOTHER

香港特別行政區 訴 叶朝君

R. v. LAM WAI MEI

香港特別行政區訴叶朝君