The Sham Shui Po taxi driver smuggling case that happened on October 6, 2019 was completed in the District Court on May 10. In the case, the male defendant Zhang Zilong was jailed for 3 years for "rioting", while the female defendant Zhong Yongyi was in prison. He had died before the trial, and the prosecution had terminated his charges.
Judge Li Qingnian asked whether the Coroner's Court would follow up on the cause of death of the female defendant. The prosecution said the case was under investigation.
It is understood that on the evening of March 12 this year, the police received a complaint that while handling a cross-family party and noise complaint at Zhejiang Street, To Kwa Wan, Zhong Yongyi was suspected of climbing on the outer wall of the building and accidentally fell from the building and died.
This newspaper checked the report on March 12 and found that there was indeed a case of falling from a building at No. 46-50, Zhejiang Street, To Kwa Wan.
The police received a report at 11:30 that night that a woman was lying on the platform on the second floor of the site, suspecting that the woman had fallen from a height.
Police arrived at the scene and confirmed that a 27-year-old woman surnamed Zhong had died.
After preliminary investigation, the police believe that the victim fell from the outer wall of the site. The police did not seize the suicide note at the scene, but the cause of death is to be determined after an autopsy.
According to the source, the deceased who fell from the building was Zhong Yongyi, the female defendant of the "private case".
The police received complaints from the public on the evening of March 12 and went to a unit at No. 46-50, Zhejiang Street, To Kwa Wan to handle cross-family gatherings and noise complaints. However, before the police knocked on the door and did not enter the unit, the female victim was suspected of climbing outside the building. Accidentally fell from the wall and died.
"Hong Kong 01" then asked the police for the details of the falling incident, the identity of the deceased and the cause of death. The police replied that they were investigating a case involving the death of a woman surnamed Zhong in Zhejiang Street, To Kwa Wan on the night of March 12. A report will be lodged with the Coroner's Court upon completion of the investigation, and the Coroner's Court will decide whether an inquest will be held.
On October 4, 2019, the government enacted the "Law on Prohibiting Face Masks". After that, protesters protested in various districts for several days, which turned into conflicts.
On October 6, a taxi in Sham Shui Po drove into the crowd of protesters and shoveled the pavement, hitting two women.
The taxi driver Zheng Guoquan was then pulled out and beaten for "private". He was beaten to the point of breaking seven ribs, and the taxi was damaged beyond repair.
Chung Yong-yee (reported as a female teacher) and Zhang Zilong (reported as a human resources manager) involved in the participation in the scene that day were both charged with "participating in riots", "injuring others with intent" and "unlawful assembly in the presence of others". use of a face covering" crime.
Zhong planned to plead not guilty at the district court arraignment in October 2020, but she was absent from the pre-trial review on April 1 this year.
Zhong Yongyi's sudden death before the trial of the case aroused public attention.
Since Chung was the assistant of former Sham Shui Po District Councillor Lee Man-ho, after learning of Chung's death, Lee posted an article stating that Chung had recently updated his social platform, and he once suspected that there was something else in the incident.
Li later issued a document to clarify that Zhong's social platform account was originally managed by his family, but he misunderstood Zhong and still posted.
Li continued to point out that the death of the former assistant was an unfortunate accident and tragedy, and it was believed that the incident did not involve political events.
Huang Yuqiao, who was acquainted with Zhong, posted on his personal Facebook page earlier that he knew Zhong but was not a close friend and admitted that he was shocked and unacceptable after hearing the news of Zhong's death.
Huang also communicated with Zhong's relatives and friends, and conveyed on behalf of his family that the incident was an accident and hoped to handle it in a low-key manner.
