A COUPLE twice preyed on victims in women's toilets, robbing them to feed their drug habits, the District Court heard yesterday.
Mok Chun-mui, 22, who pleaded not guilty, was found guilty on two counts of robbery and sentenced to six years and nine months' jail by Judge Caird.
Her boyfriend Chan Yiu-kong, 24, who admitted the two charges, was jailed for five years and three months.
The court heard the first attack happened at 5 am on December 13, 1993, at the San Diego Hotel in Yau Ma Tei.
A member of staff, Au Lai-yin, had a fruit knife held to her throat by Chan while Mok gagged her with a handkerchief. They stole her earrings, a gold bracelet and two rings worth a total of $3,800.
The second victim, Lee Hung, was robbed of a $7,000 diamond ring in a similar manner in the washroom of a Jordan Road restaurant four days later. But prosecutor James McGowan said Ms Lee fought back.