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Hong Kong Case Law

Insanity/mental condition defence
  • 4 May 2022

    香港特別行政區 訴 余穎盈

    Citation
    [2022] HKCFI 1215
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCMA552/2021

    Although the judge accepted the appellant suffered from mixed anxiety and depressive disorder, the totality of evidence (notably CCTV, deliberate actions in the store, and recent psychiatric review showing no acute symptoms) demonstrated the appellant was not under the effects of mental illness or medication at the time and the prosecution proved theft beyond reasonable doubt; appellate intervention was unwarranted absent illogical or impossible findings.