Hong Kong student jailed for nearly 8 years for slashing cop's neck

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A student has been jailed for nearly eight years for slashing a police officer's neck with a box cutter, in what a judge called 'the most severe form of attack' against law enforcement during Hong Kong's anti-government protests in 2019. Hui Tim-lik, 21, made his second appearance before the High Court on Monday (Jan 17), one week after he pleaded...

A student has been jailed for nearly eight years for slashing a police officer's neck with a box cutter, in what a judge called "the most severe form of attack" against law enforcement during Hong Kong's anti-government protests in 2019.

The judge noted that Hui had mounted the unprovoked attack on Leung, who was merely retreating from the scene of protest without confronting any participant. Hui has already served 27 months and will be eligible for release in 2025 at the earliest if the Correctional Services Department deems him to have behaved well during his incarceration.

When the group walked past the adjacent Kwun Tong MTR station at about 5.40pm, Hui suddenly charged forward and slashed the right side of the sergeant's neck. A victim impact assessment report said Leung still had vivid memories of the horror he experienced that day and had constantly worried about threats made to his friends, family and children after he became a target for doxxing.Chan noted that Leung's children had been forced to change schools because of the harassment, and urged police to "rigorously" hunt down the doxxers.

 

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