The defendant Chen Zhen, originally living in Tai Koo Shing, attacked three passers-by in a small quarrel and bit the left ear of then district councilor Zhao Jiaxian. He was convicted in the High Court today (8th).
In addition to the criminal trial, Chen also suffered civil claims from four victims.
It is reported that Zhao Jiaxian’s civil claim has been settled; the civil claims of the other three parties will be heard next week.
In addition, information shows that Chen authorized the sale of the property shortly after the incident.
Chen insisted that he was unconscious at the time of the incident, but he sold the property after he was arrested. When he had to sign a power of attorney, he asked a psychiatrist to verify that he had sufficient mental capacity to authorize.
All 4 victims have claimed compensation from the defendant
The attack took place on November 3, 2019. Afterwards, the three victims who were injured by the attack by the defendant Chen Zhen: Wen Haolun, his wife Liang Biqi, and Liang’s cousin Liang Yingying, and Zhao Jiaxian, who was bitten by the left ear, were divided into two cases. Claim compensation from the defendant through civil means.
The incident and the confession of the main witness.
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Proved to have mental capacity in the same month after the incident
According to information, the defendant signed a contract with a new buyer in December of the same year to sell his flat in Yinbo Court, Taikoo Shing. The defense's psychiatrist, Dr. Huang Yiqian, revealed that in November 2019, The defendant was seen within the same month after the incident to assess whether the defendant had the mental capacity to sign a letter of authorization for the sale of the building.
At that time, there were also media reports that the defendant, through authorized beneficiaries, hurriedly sold the Yinbo Court unit in Taikoo Shing at a low market price of more than 10%.
Although Zhao Jiaxian and others applied for an injunction order to the court in February 2020 to prevent the defendant from transferring assets, according to the information, the unit had signed a sale and purchase agreement more than a month before the injunction, and finally it should have been successfully transferred.
Experts say the defendant was unaffected by mental illness
Dr. Huang Yiqian also gave evidence for the defense in the defendant’s wounding case. Although he mentioned that the defendant suffered from recurrent depression and alcohol dependence, he said that the defendant was not affected by the two diseases at the time of the case. It is only believed that when the defendant injured multiple victims, he was affected by the mental illness of "acute confusion caused by alcohol."
The male victim, Wen Haolun, stated outside the court that the case against the defendant had been handed over to a lawyer and he was not clear about the progress of the case.
According to the website of the Judiciary, the case in which he, his wife, and the other three people claimed compensation from the defendant was scheduled for hearing on December 16 this year.
As for Zhao Jiaxian's claim, it is reported that a settlement has been reached.
Yue Sharon was also a witness in the case
In addition, during the North Point conflict in September 2019, Chen Yijin, who was dressed in a gray suit with the character "Yue" and attacked the police with a stick, was also listed as the prosecution witness in this case.
The prosecution stated in the court that they had sent witnesses to Chen with subpoenas, but it failed. In the end, they did not call Chen to testify.
The male victim in the case of Zhao Jiaxian bitten and threw the ear frankly did not forgive the defendant for accusing him of apologizing as a defense. Cheng Guan clearly stated that the prison time will not be short. The case of Zhao Jiaxian’s ear biting and throwing ears | The defense alleges that the defendant was affected by drunkenness and admitted that he did not meet all the conditions of the disease The knife used by Rambo, Zhao Jiaxian, was bitten and shook his ear. The defendant claimed that he could not represent the assailant in the film. The master accused himself and asked "him". Zhao Jiaxian was bitten and shook his left ear. Left ear bitten case | Witness: The defendant was surrounded by people, and it became crazy like uncontrollable. Zhao Jiaxian was bitten and flipped his left ear | The defense lawyer apologized on behalf of the defendant and asked if the victim could forgive the officer for stopping Zhao Jiaxian from being bitten by the ear case male passer-by It was heard that some people called for the restoration of Taiwan’s Jueqi, and that he was attacked. Zhao Jiaxian was bitten and thrown his ears. The defendant involved first using a knife to cut the belly of a male passerby and then biting Zhao’s ear until he took it off.
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