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Chow, F. (2026, September 29). Hong Kong man jailed 3 years for hammer attack on associate who later died. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369185/hong-kong-man-jailed-3-years-hammer-attack-associate-who-later-died?utm_source=rss_feed
Chow, Fiona. “Hong Kong man jailed 3 years for hammer attack on associate who later died.” South China Morning Post, 29 Sept. 2026, https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369185/hong-kong-man-jailed-3-years-hammer-attack-associate-who-later-died?utm_source=rss_feed.
Chow, Fiona. “Hong Kong man jailed 3 years for hammer attack on associate who later died.” South China Morning Post, September 29, 2026. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369185/hong-kong-man-jailed-3-years-hammer-attack-associate-who-later-died?utm_source=rss_feed.
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Mo Tai-fung, a 42-year-old man with ties to triads in Hong Kong, was sentenced to three years and two months in prison by the High Court for attacking an associate named Pang with a hammer on July 28, 2024. The attack occurred at around 2am outside a building on Pilkem Street in Yau Ma Tei, where Pang sustained multiple head injuries but did not die immediately from them.
Initially charged with murder after striking Pang eleven times, prosecutors later amended the charge to grievous bodily harm following an autopsy which revealed that Pang had died hours later due to drug-related causes rather than his injuries. The court found that while Pang suffered severe lacerations on his scalp, these were not fatal and did not directly cause his death.
This case highlights the complexities in legal proceedings involving violent incidents where multiple factors contribute to a victim's death.
