22 May 2017
HKSAR v. N. S. H.
- Citation
- HKSAR v. N. S. H.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCC15/2017
There was sufficient factual nexus between the counts so the indictment was not misjoined and therefore not invalid, but exercising discretion under s23(3) CPO the court ordered severance: leave granted to prefer two fresh indictments separating the criminal intimidation counts (Counts 1 and 3-7) from the indecent assault and rape counts (Counts 2 and 8); trial to proceed first on the indecent assault and rape indictment with the intimidation indictment to be listed later or transferred depending on the result.