According to CCTV News client, the Hong Kong High Court announced on the morning of August 12 that two men, Liu Zilong and Chen Yanting, were charged with hitting a cleaner in the head with a brick during the Sheung Shui riots in November 2019, and after trial, they were convicted of rioting, and the Hong Kong High Court sentenced them to five and a half years in prison on the same day.
At the time of the crime, Rob was thrown a brick by the mob and fell to the ground
It is reported that two defendants, Liu Zilong (aged 19) and Chen Yanting (aged 18), were accused of participating in a riot in the North District Assembly Hall in November 2019, during which they bricked a 70-year-old male cleaner Luo Changqing (Rob) and maliciously injured another 63-year-old man.
After Rob's death, Hong Kong citizens have held many memorial services for him.
On November 19, 2019, Hong Kong citizens presented flowers to Rob
The two were originally charged with murder, intent to injure and riot, but after the trial began, due to insufficient evidence, the prosecution changed the charges of manslaughter. After withdrawing from the jury for deliberation, the jury ruled that the two men were not convicted of manslaughter and intentional injury, while rioting was founded.
Liu and Chen defendants (infographic)
Judge Du Libing said that the two defendants responded to the online call to premeditately demolish bricks and block the road, but did not foresee the seriousness of the incident, the riot case must be sentenced to deterring punishment, considering that the two are young and lack of appropriate guidance from adults, sentenced to five and a half years in prison. It is reported that the two have been detained pending trial for a long time, and after being sentenced to five and a half years, coupled with the deduction of their sentences in prison, they are expected to be served by the end of next year.
Synthesized from Beijing Daily, Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News
Edited by Johnny Q