A gifted schoolboy who was fond of anatomy and medical books was sentenced to a detention centre after he admitted circumcising a younger boy with a pair of scissors in a Fanling public toilet.
Magistrate Andrew Chan Hing-wai in Fanling Court said he had never come across such a serious juvenile case nor handled such a highly intelligent defendant.
He said the boy - who has an intelligence quotient score of 145 - would require the 'short, sharp shock of disciplinary training' for his offence.
The 16-year-old Form Five student admitted wounding an 11-year-old Primary Six pupil inside the male toilet at a public playground in Wo Muk Road on June 17.
Mr Chan said evidence showed the defendant had carefully identified his victim.
Rejecting suggestions that the boy had intended to act for the victim's well-being, he said the defendant had taken the 11-year-old to a public toilet to satisfy his 'desire'.
The victim has since fully recovered and suffered no permanent damage.