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pre-meditated.
Your humble Petitioner, however, does aver that the offence was not
The death of the deceased was the result of a Robbery in which
the deceased was shot dead by a co-accused of your humble Petitioner and for which
your humble Fetitioner was not himself armed and which developed in such a way as
to be beyond the control of your humble Petitioner in the course of the robbery.
Your humble Petitioner bitterly regrets that such violence was used and that he was
so foolish as to be drawn into it and that notwithstanding the death of the
deceased, he and his co-accused proceeded with the Robbery as originally planned.
(9) Your humble Petitioner deeply regrets and repents the consequences of his
action. He fully appreciates the disgrace that he has brought upon himself, as well
as the grief, remorse and loss that he caused the family of the deceased. He realises
fully his error in doing what he did, which was completely out of character.
humble Petitioner vows that he will never again act in such a manner.
humble Petitioner is appealing to His Excellency the Governor, to exercise the Royal
Prerogative of Mercy for the act of your Petitioner by commuting his present sentence
of Death by substituting therefore one of imprisonment, so that your humble Petitioner
can repent and atone for his grievous wrong doing for the rest of his natural life.
(10) He will remember for all times this most grievous crime and devote himself
to living an honest, industrious and useful life for the benefit of the community.
Your
Therefore your
(11) I, TING Che-ming, bereby certify that I read over the above written
petition to the petitioner,
E, and confirm that he stated that he
understood and agreed the contents thereof.
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and your Petitioner as on duty bound will ever pray, 呈請人將感恩不盡
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Prisoner's Signature.
犯人簽署
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