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Written by: Lin Leer
2020-04-23 13:36
Date of last update: 2020-04-23 13:36The new crown pneumonia epidemic caused a mask shortage in the market. The middle-aged unemployed man stole 7 boxes of masks worth nearly $ 2,000 in a drugstore in Mong Kok last month. . The defense pleaded for the defendant to rely on the CSSA to survive, and to take care of his brother with intellectual disabilities, stealing masks for his own use. Chief Magistrate Luo Dequan believes that there are a lot of masks involved. It is unbelievable for his own use and sentenced to 3 months in prison.
Less than a week after the confirmed cases occurred in Hong Kong, there was a severe shortage of masks in the market, and the price of masks rose. The public began to experience a few weeks of "grabbing masks". Among them, on February 5, 2020, a company in Kowloon Bay had a large number of masks on sale, attracting thousands of people to queue up overnight. (Photo by Zhang Haowei)
When arrested, he said he just forgot to pay
The defendant, Guo Weihang (45 years old), admitted to stealing seven boxes of masks, worth a total of 1,870 yuan, on March 20 in Longcheng Cosmeceuticals on the ground floor of Wing Wah Building, Sai Yang Cai South Street, Mong Kok.
The case alleges that at about 6 p.m. on the same day, the clerk saw the defendant put 7 boxes of masks on the shelf into the environmental protection bag, and left without payment, so he stopped him outside the store and called the police. After being warned by the warning, "I don't steal, I don't remember the money." But he was penniless at the time.
Said to take care of the brothers with intellectual disabilities
The defendant has 21 criminal records, of which 18 charges are similar to this case. The defense pleaded for the defendant to rely on the CSSA to survive, and to take care of the 48-year-old brother with intellectual disability, stealing masks for his own use. He is ready to find a job to improve his life, and hopes the court will give a light sentence.
The official asked why he often went out in the outbreak
Luo Guan pointed out that the masks involved in the case could be used for a whole year, and asked if he had any health problems and why he often went out in epidemic situations. The defense stated that the defendant claimed that the mask was shared with his elder brother and that it needed to be replaced every two or three hours. The defendant went out to find a job. The magistrate believed that there were a lot of masks involved in the case. It was unbelievable for him to use his own words. He took four and a half months as the starting point for sentencing. The defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months in prison.
Case number: WKCC651 / 2020
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