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Written by: Deng Boliang
2021-02-10 20:16
The last update date: 2021-02-10 20:23
In the early hours of the 29th year of the year, three members of the Liu family, surnamed Yuen Long, went to Huangquan together. The elderly couple fell to death, but the 41-year-old son Awei was arrested on suspicion of "assisting others to commit suicide". The case was listed as "Suicide Agreement", Yuen Long Police District The crime team is following up the investigation.
According to the news, the couple's suicide note stated that the son will continue the inheritance.
Some practicing lawyers pointed out that if two or more people meet to commit suicide, that means all those involved in the suicide intend to ask for death, which is a crime of suicide agreement.
The lawyer pointed out that the threshold of proof in a case is quite high. If there is no objective evidence such as closed-circuit television recordings and audio recordings, the parties mainly rely on their own confession, making it difficult to obtain evidence.
Firefighters set up the elevator platform and transported the body of the wounded man back to the ground.
(Photo by Zhang Jiahao)
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Practicing lawyers: mainly rely on the parties themselves to confess, it is difficult to obtain evidence
Practicing lawyer Xu Haoquan pointed out that although the police followed the "suicide agreement" or instigation to investigate this case, the threshold for proof in this type of case is quite high.
Taking the case of a couple committing suicide by burning charcoal as an example, the police can infer whether anyone has participated in the suicide process based on objective facts such as whether the couple bought charcoal or a charcoal stove together beforehand.
However, this time the case occurred within the unit. If there is no objective evidence such as closed-circuit television recordings, audio recordings, or other texts, the parties mainly rely on their own confession, making it difficult to obtain evidence.
Attorney Xu Haoquan said that if two or more people commit suicide, that means all those involved in the suicide intend to die, which is a
suicide pact
.
If one party dies in the end, the other party is rescued, and the rescued party also commits a suicide agreement crime because of actions to assist the other party to commit suicide, so the criminal liability is heavier.
The current law in Hong Kong: the survivor of the suicide agreement is equivalent to committing manslaughter
According to the "Suicide Agreement", Article 5 of the Homicide Ordinance, Chapter 339 of the Laws of Hong Kong, any person kills another person, participates in another person's suicide, or participates in a third person's killing another person based on his suicide agreement with another person All of his actions are manslaughter.
Survivors of the suicide agreement are tantamount to committing manslaughter, with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
If one person instigates or encourages another person to commit suicide, but does not participate in any suicide or assisted suicide behavior, it is a
concomitant suicide crime
.
Section 33B of the "Criminal Liability for Coordinated Suicide", Chapter 212 of the Laws of Hong Kong, "Criminal Liability for Coordinated Suicide". Anyone who assists, abets, instigates or induces another person to commit suicide or attempts to commit suicide is regarded as a criminal act and can be tried by indictment. The crime, once convicted, carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.
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Help website and hotline:
The Hong Kong Samaritan Association for the Prevention of Suicide Hotline: 23892222
Hospital Authority Mental Health Line: 24667350
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Zhi Ruo Yuen Hotline: 18281
Samaritan Hotline: 28960000
Social Welfare Department Hotline: 23432255
Life Hotline: 23820000
Liminhui "Instant Communication": 35122626
Caritas Xiangqing Hotline: 18288
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