A jobless man beat up his gambling friend so badly for not paying him HK$8,000 in winnings within three days that the friend lost the sight of one eye and was left virtually blind in the other.
Lo Chi-wai, 36, also robbed Leung Ying-ming, 38, of HK$4,200 cash and two mobile phones, the Court of First Instance heard yesterday.
Lo pleaded guilty before Deputy Judge Albert Wong Sung-hau to one count of robbery and one count of wounding with intent. He also admitted a charge of false imprisonment with co-defendants Lee Wai-po, 42, and Jim Hoi-ming, 41.
Lee and Jim also pleaded guilty to one assault charge.
Prosecutor Bruce Tse said Leung got to know Lo through a friend in May last year, and they began to play poker together.
On June 26 last year, Leung lost HK$8,000 to Lo, but failed to pay him the money immediately.