TNAG-0486-FCO40-551-Review-of-death-sentence-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 25

ЗАТЕ

.1971

NAME AND AGE

LEUNG Cheung (20) SHING Kam-tong (18) LEUNG Kam-wah (18)

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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

1971

LEUNG Yuk (20)

1972

HO Cheung (36)

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.