During a clash in Mong Kok in October last year, when police officers chased a male student, a man in black jumped up in the air and kicked the police officer’s heart with his feet and fell to the ground. During this period, a construction worker Suspected of attempting to rob a police officer's shotgun.
The construction site worker and the boy were charged with attempted robbery and resisting arrest. The case will start trial in the District Court today (19th).
The first defendant admitted to illegal assembly and assault on police
The first defendant Xie Xincheng (31 years old, construction site worker) was charged with three counts of unlawful assembly, assault on the police and attempted robbery. He pleaded guilty to the first two counts of unlawful assembly outside the Grand Plaza, Nathan Road, Mong Kok on October 13, 2019 , And attacked Constable X, but denied attempting to rob Constable X’s Remington shotgun at the same place on the same day.
The second defendant Chen Jiajun (18 years old, student) denied a crime of resisting arrest, referring to Police Constable X who refused to perform his duties on the same day and at the same place.
The civil engineer defendant was absent from the hearing earlier
There was another defendant in the case, Gan Weibang (25 years old, civil engineer). He was suspected of assisting the defendant in fleeing. He was charged with assaulting a police officer, possessing offensive weapons and possessing other people’s identity cards. However, Gan had already missed the hearing earlier .
The prosecution’s opening statement stated that there were black-clad demonstrators blocking the road at the junction of Nathan Road and Argyle Street. News footage captured Xie Xincheng, the first defendant wearing black clothes, light blue shorts and black masks. One of them.
Chen was intercepted yelling for help
The police were advancing towards Tsim Sha Tsui along the southbound lane of Nathan Road at about 2 pm. Police Constable X saw an illegal assembly outside the bank center and caught the second defendant Chen Jiajun on the shoulders and said, "Police, please don't go. "Chen called, "Help, save people." and pushed the officer away.
The man in black flies and kicks the officer X
A black-clothed woman held Chen by the waist and tried to pull him away. Officer X warned the woman to let go.
At this time, a man in a black hat and black clothes jumped up to face him, and volleyed up and kicked X's chest. X fell out of balance and fell to the ground, and Chen took the opportunity to escape.
Xie punched the police when he grabbed the shotgun
Xie then stepped forward, grabbing the ejection hole in the middle of the Remington shotgun held by X with his left hand, pulling with X and attempting to grab the gun.
X lying on the ground caught Xie's shirt with his right hand. Xie punched X with his right hand on the head to the left. X wearing a helmet was not injured.
During the period, a man wearing a red, white and blue face towel beat X's calf several times with a telescopic stick, and then fled.
Xie and Chen fled and arrested near Shandong Street
When X kicked Xie away, Xie stopped grabbing the gun and struggling to escape. After being pulled by X, Xie tore the chest of his jacket, Xie fled towards Shandong Street.
X then stood up and picked up the shotgun and baton.
The two were arrested by Detective Constable 6841 and Detective Constable 11804 respectively in the vicinity of Shandong Street a few minutes later. X and them returned to the police station in the same police car.
X found tenderness in the chest and abrasions on his right leg after examination.
The gun is locked with a security system
Constable X confessed that he and the defendant dragged the shotgun for about 3 to 4 seconds, describing the force of confrontation as "vigorous".
When asked if the gun robbing would lead to an escape, X said that he would not, because he had locked the security system.
He said that Chen You wore a mask when he was pushed aside by Chen, but he pointed out that Chen had short hair, thin body and face, wearing loose black shorts and gray sneakers, so he could be identified at the police station.
Case Number: DCCC 574/2020
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