13 Mar 2013
HKSAR v. AKHTAR HUSSAIN
- Citation
- HKSAR v. AKHTAR HUSSAIN
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA711/2012
The magistrate had overemphasised aggravating features without evidence that the victim must have feared rape or for her life; taking into account the appropriate starting point of nine months after trial and allowing full credit for the guilty plea, the proper sentence is six months imprisonment; appeal allowed and original sentence set aside and substituted accordingly.