Two young Filipinas were given a one-year probation order by the Kwun Tong Court for common assault on a fellow Filipina.
H. R. Gacad, 19 years old, and L.P. del Rosario, 21, had pleaded guilty in a hearing last Feb. 7 but were set free after their bail of $1,000 each was extended..
Acting Principal Magistrate
Winnie Lau placed the two under probation for 12 months after receiving probation
officer and community service officers’ reports that were ordered after they
were convicted as guide for their penalty..
During the probation period,
Gacad and del Rosario need to maintain good behaviour, report to a probation
officer regularly and ensure they do not reoffend.
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Youth CLIC, a community
legal information website established by the Community Legal Information Centre
of the Law and Technology Centre of The University of Hong Kong to provide Hong
Kong youngsters with basic information about the law, crimes, and legal issues,
defines probation as a form of punishment primarily aimed at the rehabilitation
of offenders of minor crimes.
If a probationer re-offends
while on probation, or breaches the conditions of the probation order, that
person may be re-sentenced for the original offense, it said.
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Gacad and del Rosario both
faced a charge of assaulting N. G. Respicio on February 6, 2023, inside
the parking lot of Tsui Ping South Estate in Kwun Tong, causing her actual
bodily harm.
Respicio, 17 years old at
the time, went to the police and reported being attacked by several girls in
the parking lot of the public estate. She reportedly suffered bruises on her
face, waist and upper arm, and sought treatment at United Christian Hospital by
herself.
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Following her complaint, the
police arrested Gacad in her home in Yau Ma Tei and Del Rosario in Kowloon
City. They were released on bail after an investigation.
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| PADALA NA! |
