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Hong Kong man jailed for hammer attack; victim died of overdose

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A man in Hong Kong has been sentenced to over three years in prison for a hammer attack on an associate. The 42-year-old defendant, Mo Tai-fung, struck the victim 11 times on the head. However, prosecutors later amended the charge from murder to assault, as an autopsy revealed the victim died from a drug overdose rather than the injuries sustained in the attack. AI

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Hong Kong man jailed for hammer attack; victim died of overdose

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fiona Chow ·

    Hong Kong man jailed 3 years for hammer attack on associate who later died

    Hong Kong’s High Court has sentenced a man with a triad background to three years and two months in prison after he attacked an associate with a hammer, leaving the victim bleeding on the street before he died of an overdose hours later. The court heard on Tuesday that Mo Tai-fun…

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