A businessman drove a speedboat out to sea with friends, but started the engine while his girlfriend was still in the water, causing his girlfriend to be hit by the propeller until her spleen and lungs were exposed and died.
The businessman was convicted of endangering the safety of others at sea earlier, and he had previously admitted to misleading the police. He was sentenced in the District Court today (25th), although the defendant said that the deceased was a good friend he had known for 20 years , he was sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined HK$7,000.
Defendant Dong Bo, 56 years old, information shows that he is a former director of Fusion Force in the Greater Bay Area.
He pleaded guilty to one count of violating conditions and restrictions, five counts of inciting others to knowingly provide false information to mislead the police, and was convicted of one count of endangering the safety of others at sea after interrogation, alleging that he endangered the female victim Hong Xiaoyuan ( 52) for safety.
Defendant Dong Bo.
(Photo by Zhu Xixin)
Defendant pleads his family's grief over friend's death
When sentencing, the judge pointed out that the defendant ignored the capacity of the boat, sailed into the surf area and encountered huge waves. He decided to start the engine and did not warn the people on the side of the boat, resulting in the death of a girlfriend he had known for many years.
Although the lawyer interceded that the defendant was acquainted with the deceased woman's family, the defendant's family was also very saddened by her death.
However, the judge pointed out that the defendant denied endangering maritime safety, so it would not be used as a reason for his sentence reduction.
Overloaded on board
The facts of the case are that the defendant was the captain of the cruise ship "Miss Conduct Junior". , asked five passengers to tell the police that there were only 11 people on board.
The victim was still in the water when the defendant restarted the trigger
The accident happened at about 4:00 pm on October 19, 2019. The defendant’s speedboat was near the beach at Big Wave Bay in Sai Kung. The female victim Hong Xiaoyuan and other 8 people went into the water. The defendant and 4 other people were on board.
During this period, the waves pushed the boat sideways, and the port side of the boat was facing the beach.
The defendant started the engine and turned the boat to starboard to leave, but at the time Hung was still in the water and she was hit in the back by the boat's propeller and bled profusely.
Spleen and lung exposed multiple fractures
Hong was unconscious when he was sent to East District Hospital. He suffered two deep lacerations on his back, exposing his lungs and spleen, and three other deep lacerations on his buttocks and left upper arm, and died.
The autopsy report stated that Hong died of multiple injuries with fractured ribs, spine and sacrum, torn lung and spleen.
Case number: DCCC 365/2021
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