Drunk diner jailed 26 months over cha chaan teng attack
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
A 48-year-old electrician’s apprentice was sentenced in the District Court on October 16 after pleading guilty to two counts of wounding with intent and one count of attempted wounding with intent over an attack at a Mong Kok cha chaan teng on June 22 last year. Deputy District Judge Poon Chi-ming said the conduct was “barbaric” and rebuked the defendant for not sparing even an innocent diner, though he noted no permanent disability was caused. The court accepted the attack lasted less than a minute, was not premeditated and happened while the defendant was under the influence of alcohol, but still imposed a 26-month jail term. One separate charge of assaulting a police officer in the due execution of duty was ordered to lie on file.
Key Points
- Defendant Chan Ying-yeung (陳鷹揚), 48, an electrician’s apprentice, admitted two wounding-with-intent charges and one attempted wounding-with-intent charge in District Court.
- The incident happened at about 9:30am on June 22 last year inside No. 2 Ice Room on Portland Street, Mong Kok.
- A 14-year-old boy from mainland China was grabbed by the neck, pinned onto a booth, and struck twice on the head with a metal “reserved” sign.
- A 23-year-old female diner surnamed Fan suffered a deep scalp laceration, while restaurant supervisor Ho received a forehead injury when he intervened
- In a video-recorded interview, Chan said he had drunk a bottle of whisky in Central until 2am or 3am, took a taxi to Mong Kok, and could not remember the attack.
Why It Matters
The case underlines how quickly alcohol-related violence in ordinary dining venues can endanger bystanders who have no connection to the attacker. It also shows the court treating intoxication and lack of premeditation as relevant to sentence, while still imposing a substantial prison term for repeated attacks on multiple victims in a public place