Two middle school students were accused of throwing petrol bombs at the Tai Po Police Station in the early hours of April Fool's Day last year, causing the car brakes and exterior walls to become blackened.
The two pleaded guilty to related charges earlier.
The District Court judge stated that the two defendants had committed serious crimes today (22nd). However, considering that they were affected by the bad social atmosphere at the time, they committed the case stupidly and decided to sentence them to the training center.
Two defendants: Zeng Huakun (19 years old) and Luo Niefeng (20 years old), both of whom had previously admitted to the crime of intent to arson and assault the police.
However, the two only agreed that the arson was intended to damage property, and did not recognize the prosecution's claim that their behavior involved disregard for the lives of police officers.
The judge earlier ruled that the two defendants set fire with intent to damage property.
If sentenced to prison, more than 3 years in prison
When sentenced today, the judge said that the two defendants had committed serious crimes. At that time, society was still in a turbulent atmosphere and their crimes were directed at the police station.
If sentenced to imprisonment, he will be sentenced to three and two months for intent to arson and assault on the police. The two crimes will be executed in installments.
Consider the two defendants committing a crime ignorantly and have deeply reflected on them
However, the judge also considered that the two defendants were only 18 years old at the time of the case. Affected by the bad social atmosphere at the time, they committed the case stupidly and have now deeply reflected on the case.
The judge believed that sentenced to the training center could serve the purpose of both punishment and correction, so he judged the two defendants to enter the training center.
Case Number: DCCC 803/2020
A petrol bomb was thrown at Tai Po Police Station on April 1, 2020.
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Two teenagers accused the police officer of throwing inflammable objects and the evidence was inconsistent. The prosecutor refused to make amendments. 3 The juvenile was involved in the inflammable objects case. 1 defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to arson and 3 others pleaded not guilty
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