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Written by: Li Huina
2021-04-14 13:26
Last update date: 2021-04-14 13:26
The female barista put plants and paper into the fire near the Mong Kok Police Station on September 22 the previous year. She was convicted of rioting and arson earlier.
The defense revealed during pleading today (14th) that the defendant suffers from depression and anxiety, which may affect her judgment.
When sentencing, the judge pointed out that her behavior at the time could cause serious harm to those present, and that the road was also blocked at the time. The circumstances were serious, and she was eventually sentenced to four and a half years in prison.
Defendant Xiao Le Ting (27 years old, barista) was found to have used fire twice at the junction of Prince Edward Road West and Nathan Road in Mong Kok to damage property and participate in riots on September 22 the previous year.
Plead for depression and anxiety
The defense pleaded that the defendant suffers from depression and anxiety, which may affect her judgment of things. I hope the court will consider that the incident does not involve large-scale violence. The overall situation is calm. The assembled people dispersed after seeing the police on the scene. , The defendant had no weapons or arson tools on his body and could be given a lighter sentence.
Many people assembled outside the police station that night
Judge Yao Xunzhi pointed out that the incident in the clip did not involve planning. Many people gathered outside the Mong Kok Police Station that night. Some held bricks and others used laser light. The police issued multiple warnings and the crowd did not disperse.
The defendant put plants and paper into the fire to support the combustion. The fire was blazing and could cause serious injury to the people present. At the time, it also blocked the road and the circumstances were serious.
Yao Guan’s earlier ruling stated that by viewing the footage involved in the case, the photos taken by the defendant after being arrested, and observing the defendant in court, he compared the characteristics of the woman who put plants and paper into the fire and the defendant. He believed that the woman involved in the arson was The golden ponytail, glasses style, attire, white sneakers, backpack style and tattoo on the back of the neck are exactly the same as what the defendant was photographed after his arrest that night. It was ruled that the defendant was present and participated in the arson, which was undoubtedly part of the riot. By.
Case Number: DCCC334/2020
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