The unemployed youth were involved in robbing convenience stores in Yuen Long and Tuen Mun with knives eight times in the middle of the night alone or with others.
He succeeded in seven of them, and successfully robbed 5,000 to 13,000 yuan.
The unemployed youth pleaded guilty to a total of 8 crimes of robbery and attempted robbery. The judge pointed out in the High Court today (30th) that robbery of a convenience store and complicity in the crime were both additional factors. He pleaded guilty and was ultimately sentenced to 64 months in prison.
The defendant Xie Zhenhao (21 years old) who was sentenced this time has earlier pleaded guilty to 8 counts of robbery and attempted robbery. The two defendants in the same case, Guan Shaojie (19 years old) and Hu Leheng (18 years old), each pleaded guilty to 1 count of robbery. Sentenced to a training center.
The facts of the case allege that Xie robbed convenience stores in Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Sheung Shui, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung eight times alone or with others in the middle of the night from February 3 to 19, 2020.
Except for one failure, the other 7 successful robberies ranged from 5,000 to 13,000 yuan.
In some robberies, Guan and Hu were responsible for "watching the water" or participating in the robbery.
Case number: HCCC344/2020
3 young people involved in multiple robberies of convenience stores 1 person pleaded guilty 7 times, and two teenagers were sentenced to plead guilty to assisting others in robbing convenience stores.