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Written by: Guo Haotian
2021-03-11 15:07
Last update date: 2021-03-11 15:10
Soon after the outbreak last year, citizens rushed to buy daily necessities and anti-epidemic items, and the toilet paper on supermarket shelves was also swept away.
The three men suspected that they saw the opportunity and robbed 600 rolls of toilet paper outside the supermarket in the early morning. The incident once became international news.
Only three men were arrested shortly afterwards. They pleaded guilty to robbery in the District Court today (11th).
The judge said that the defendant had simple steps before the case occurred. At that time, Hong Kong was being affected by the epidemic, and citizens were rushing to buy toilet paper and daily necessities. The severity of the case would not be reduced because of the low amount of goods involved. He sentenced three people to 40 months in prison.
Three defendants: He Zhiliang (27 years old, airport warehouse clerk), Li Pingtao (34 years old, delivery man), and Li Yetang (30 years old, Zhatie casual worker), were charged with one crime of robbery, alleging that they were charged in 2020 On February 17, Wu Zhimin was robbed outside the Wellcome Supermarket on Mong Kok Road, and 50 pieces of toilet paper worth 1,695 yuan were robbed.
Robbery while the unloader unloads
According to the case, the unloading worker Wu Zhimin worked outside the supermarket and placed toilet paper at 5 o'clock in the morning on the day of the incident. The supermarket was still open at that time.
He Tu approached Wu and asked when the supermarket would open, and then left.
About a minute later, He turned back and pointed at Wu's waist with a fruit knife and said, "I'm not so depressed." At this time, two defendants surnamed Li appeared, both wearing masks, putting 50 pieces of toilet paper on the trolley, and then pushing them to the laundry. There is a hotel on the street, and He is following the two.
After investigation, the police recovered the batch of toilet paper in the hotel and found a trolley in the hotel’s staircase.
After he was arrested, He said to the police: "It's not my suggestion to wash the toilet paper. It was the suggestion of Ah Tang and the young man. I hold the handle or tie the knife, and tie the fresh-keeping paper with the paper tube."
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How did you lose your job due to social events and epidemic
The defense pleaded that He Yuan, a warehouse clerk, lost his job due to social incidents and the epidemic. He needed to take care of his family and relieve his urgent need before committing the case.
He pleaded guilty with remorse, and his mother also wrote and hoped the court would give him any chance.
The victims in the case were only frightened and not injured; the defendants did not plan to commit the crime, and the toilet paper involved in the case was only worth more than one thousand yuan.
The low value of the item will not reduce the severity of the case
Deputy Judge Zhang Zhiwei pointed out when sentenced that Hong Kong was being affected by the epidemic at the time of the case, and citizens were rushing to buy daily necessities such as toilet paper. The severity of the case would not be lessened by the low value of the stolen items.
The three defendants committed the same crime with the same criminal responsibilities. They committed the crime with a goal. Some of the crimes were simply deployed. The crimes of the three were more serious than the crime alone. The defendants did not show their weapons to the victim. Fortunately, the victim was not injured, so they were sentenced to jail. 40 months.
Case Number: DCCC597/2020
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