Mok Cham-sum, 32, admitted to trying to hurt three women by placing sewing needles seats of KMB buses – triggering a series of copycat incidentsJudge says Mok’s clear criminal record and the minor injuries suffered by victims saved him from a longer imprisonment
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday sentenced a man who planted needles in bus seats to injure passengers to two years in prison.
He pleaded guilty at the District Court on October 21 to two counts each of attempted wounding with intent and criminal damage. Mok, who had already served 16 months behind bars, was expected to be released soon, after deductions for his good behaviour in prison, theThe court heard that before the offence, Mok was involved in an argument with a bus driver about bypassing stops, and was berated by the driver and other passengers.A psychologist said Mok’s report was positive overall, but added that he had occasional emotional issues.
At the previous hearing, prosecutors said Mok, a Tsing Yi resident, had planted sewing needles in the seats of KMB buses on routes 41A and 48X on June 27, 2018, as he travelled around the city to shop.The first victim, Lam Kit-wing, was punctured in the left buttock after she boarded the same 41A bus in Tsim Sha Tsui at around 6.30pm that day. She jumped up in pain and found an upright needle sticking out from her upper deck seat with its sharp end pointing up.
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