Tuen Mun sickle dog cruelty case set for trial
Bastillepost · 2 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago1 MIN
Summary
A 62-year-old retired man has indicated he will contest a cruelty-to-animals charge linked to an alleged sickle attack on a dog outside No. 2A Siu Lam Tsuen in Tuen Mun on November 14, 2025. At a further hearing on Thursday, Acting Principal Magistrate Tang Siu-hung adjourned the case to October 7 for a one-day trial in Chinese, with the central dispute expected to be whether the defendant was acting in self-defence
Key Points
- Defendant Chan Kwai-fat, 62, a retiree, is charged with one count of cruelty to animals in connection with the alleged incident
- Prosecutors allege he used a sickle to attack a dog outside No. 2A Siu Lam Tsuen, Tuen Mun, causing injury and unnecessary suffering
- The case was mentioned again at Tuen Mun Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday, where the defence indicated the accused would plead not guilty
- The prosecution has two witnesses, while the defence plans to call the defendant and one additional witness at trial
- The defendant remains on bail under existing conditions, and the case is listed as TMCC836/2026
Why It Matters
The October trial will determine whether the court accepts the defence argument of self-defence or the prosecution’s allegation of unlawful cruelty toward an animal. For Hong Kong readers, the case is also a reminder that disputes involving harm to animals can turn on narrow factual questions about necessity and the use of force