A Korean solicitor whose dog was killed by a neighbour's mongrels did not suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the attack, a court heard yesterday.
Instead, Eugene Oh, owner of the eight-year-old shih tzu Sha Sha, suffered from 'adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressive reaction', according to a report prepared by Felice Lieh Mak, an emeritus professor of psychiatry at the University of Hong Kong and an expert witness for the defence.
It was read out by defence counsel, Peter Duncan SC, in the Court of First Instance. The professor was in court but did not discuss her report.
It emerged yesterday that Mr Oh and his wife, Grace Chin, a psychologist, once declined to see Professor Lieh Mak for assessments on their psychiatric conditions because they felt she held biased views.
The couple are seeking $20 million in damages from Kate Richdale and her husband, Yan Su Zhen, for the post-traumatic stress disorder they claim to have suffered because of their dog's death.
The court heard earlier that Lo Chun-wai, a psychiatrist who testified for the plaintiffs, certified that the couple had suffered psychiatric illnesses due to the attack. The two couples were neighbours in Clearwater Bay Road, Sai Kung, at the time of the incident in June 2000.