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DATE
Apr.1971
NAME AND AGE
LEUNG Cheung (20) SHING Kam-tong (18) LEUNG Kam-wah (18)
CIRCUMSTANCES
Gang killing. Group of young men armed with sticks attacked members of rival gang in revenge for attack on one of their friends boy of 14 died from fracture of skull.
REASONS FOR COMMUTATION
Age of accused. No evidence as to who struck blow that killed boy. Use of sticks suggests intent to injure rather than to kill. Judge recommended reprieve.
SENTENCE
15 yrs 10 yrs 10 yrs
Nov. 1971
LEUNG Yuk (20)
Mar. 1972
HO Cheung (36)
June 1972
CHAU Kam-cheung
(29)
Gang fight. Accused and three others armed themselves with knives and chopers. Attacked two young men who had annoyed them in manner involving loss of face.
Ho and another man attacked Police Officer with object of taking his revolver. During struggle Ho shot Constable.
sexual killing of eight
year old girl by strangulation after sexual intercourse.
15 yrs.
Age of
Other three convicted members of gang too young to be sentenced to death. Leung himself. Uncertain which of four struck lethal blow. Judge recommended reprieve.
Over four years between murder and trial due to Ho's flight to China. His accomplice only got 6 years. Ho, a man with low mentality, probably misled by other man who was hard-core
communist. Attack could be said to have been part of confront- ation struggle.
25 yrs.
Some doubt as to mental normality. 25 years Chau had previously attempted
suicide. Was friendly with family”
of deceased girl.
Judge recommended reprieve.
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