Off-duty marine police officer, wife face 16 assault charges
AM730 · 2 SOURCES1 day ago5 MIN
Summary
An off-duty marine police officer and his wife appeared again at Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts on September 16 after prosecutors, having obtained legal advice, applied to add 14 charges and amend the original two charges, bringing the case to a total of 16 alleged assaults involving a foreign domestic worker between March and May 2026. Acting Principal Magistrate Li Chi-ho approved the amendments, adjourned the case to November 18 for the defence to obtain documents, and allowed both defendants to remain on HK$1,000 bail.
Key Points
- The defendants are 44-year-old Lai Hok-ling (黎鶴齡), who reported his occupation as civil servant, and 46-year-old Hui Lok-hang (許珞珩), who reported being a housewife
- The alleged incidents took place at a flat in Block 1 of the Fung Shing Street Disciplined Services Quarters, 55 Fung Shing Street, Wong Tai Sin.
- After amendment, Lai faces eight counts of common assault, Hui faces four counts of common assault, and both jointly face three more common assault counts.
- The couple also jointly face one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm over an alleged attack on May 25 that reportedly injured the worker.
- The complainant was identified in court as Bulong Rosmir Baay, with the alleged assaults said to have occurred 16 times between March 6 and May 25, 2026.
Why It Matters
The prosecution’s move from two charges to 16 indicates the case has widened significantly as court proceedings continue, with the next hearing now set for November 18. The matter also draws attention because the alleged assaults were said to have happened inside disciplined services quarters and involved a police officer who had previously served in the Marine Police West Division and was reported by police to have been suspended