Hospital order for Hollywood Plaza double-killing defendant
AM730 · 8 SOURCESabout 22 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
The High Court on Tuesday sentenced Siu To Shing-kwong (司徒成光), now 43, to an indefinite hospital order after he admitted two counts of manslaughter over the Hollywood Plaza killings in Diamond Hill on June 2, 2023. The prosecution accepted the pleas on the basis of diminished responsibility, replacing the original two murder charges. Judge To Lai-bing (杜麗冰) described the case as tragic and said psychiatric reports supported an indefinite hospital order to protect both the public and the defendant. The court heard the two women, Fong Hiu-tung, 26, and Lau Kai-hei, 22, did not know the defendant and were attacked after he bought a knife in the mall.
Key Points
- The charges alleged that Siu murdered Fong Hiu-tung and Lau Kai-hei on June 2, 2023, on the third floor of Hollywood Plaza at 3 Lung Poon Street, Diamond Hill.
- Court materials said Siu entered the mall, bought a sushi knife from a housewares shop, removed its packaging immediately, and later used it in the attack.
- In recorded interviews, Siu said he felt agitated, believed the women were mocking or provoking him, and attacked without knowing them or planning with anyone else.
- Judge To said both victims suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest and abdomen, with organ damage, massive bleeding and respiratory failure causing death.
- The judge also praised a chef who confronted Siu with chairs, stopped further violence and guarded him until police arrived, saying more casualties might otherwise have followed.
Why It Matters
The ruling closes a major criminal case arising from one of Hong Kong’s most shocking public attacks, but it also underlines how the courts handle homicide cases where diminished responsibility is accepted on psychiatric evidence. The sentencing remarks and family trauma evidence also draw attention to the lasting impact on victims’ relatives and the public-safety role of continued psychiatric supervision.