Monday, June 18, 1973
ADDITIONAL GAOL TERM FOR PRISONER
A 25-year-old man currently serving a two-year prison term was
today gaoled for another two years by Judge Garcia in the Victoria District
Court for a number of offences which he committed more than a year ago.
The defendant, Wong Yip-pui, pleaded guilty to two charges of
robbery, and three counts of stealing a car and driving it without a licence
and third party insurance.
The court was told that Wong, together with three other people,
stole a car in the Wah Fu Estate on April 22, last year.
They drove the vehicle to North Point the following day and robbed
a couple of some cash and a watch. But they were intercepted by the police
in Shau Kei Wan after the couple reported the crime. The other three escaped
and only Wong was arrested.
He also admitted having robbed another couple in South Bay Road
on a previous occasion.
Wong jumped bail when he was due to appear in court for trial
in June last year.
However, he was later caught in connection with the theft of some
hand grenades. He was subsequently convicted for this offence and sentenced
to two years' imprisonment in the Supreme Court early last month.
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