14 Jul 2008
HKSAR v. MULWA, NAOMI KATUMBI
- Citation
- HKSAR v. MULWA, NAOMI KATUMBI
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA86/2008
Although the magistrate's original sentence of 8 weeks was proper given the deliberate assault and prior warnings, the appeal court reduced the sentence to 30 days for very special mitigating reasons (employment, dependants, active steps to address alcohol problem and immigration/contract timing) while leaving the substantive assessment of seriousness intact; the court also ordered $7,500 of the $20,000 bail money paid as compensation to the assaulted officer with the balance to be a fine.