19 Jul 2016
HKSAR v. SUN YUK LING
- Citation
- HKSAR v. SUN YUK LING
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCC228/2015
The VRI (VDP6), the Post Record (VDP4) and the mobile phone exhibit (VDP9) are inadmissible because the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the statements were voluntary and the exhibit provenance was reliable: the defendant was subjected to oppressive detention and questioning (overnight in an interview room without adequate rest or supervision, questioning in the small hours, uncautioned rehearsal and inducement), and the chain of custody for the mobile phone was fatally defective.