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Topic

Assault with corrosive fluid

Legal area

Court

12 Sept 1995

R. v. CHOW KWOK FUNG

Citation

R. v. CHOW KWOK FUNG
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CACC511/1994

The Court upheld the trial judge's acceptance of the victim's evidence, held the judge was entitled to infer that the applicant knew the cup contained sulphuric acid and intended to cause grievous bodily harm, and concluded the seven year sentence was within proper discretionary bounds; accordingly leave to appeal against conviction and leave to appeal against sentence out of time were refused.
21 May 1987

ATTORNEY GENERAL v. AU CHI TAK

Citation

ATTORNEY GENERAL v. AU CHI TAK
Court

Court of Appeal
Case number

CAAR20/1986

The Court allowed the Attorney General's review application, holding the original 8 year sentence was manifestly inadequate given the premeditated nature of the attack, the permanent disfigurement of the victim and the absence of remorse; applying Sections 81A/81B and comparing authorities the proper sentence was 15 years but, allowing a limited discount in the exercise of the review jurisdiction, substituted a sentence of 13 years imprisonment.