A TEENAGE mugger who belonged to a gang responsible for a string of violent attacks, including the stabbing of a police officer, was sent to a training centre yesterday.
Mok Chui-mo, 19, turned to crime after falling into bad company, the District Court heard.
Vernon Eaton, prosecuting, said off-duty policeman Ma Hing-shue was stabbed when he tried to rescue his girlfriend from the robbers.
The court heard the couple was waiting for a taxi in Fu Mei Street, Kowloon, after a night out at the cinema on August 30 last year.
One of the muggers grabbed the officer's arms from behind, held a knife to his groin, and told him: 'Don't move, robbery.' The policeman decided to fight back when he saw that another gang member had grabbed his girlfriend, Cheung Mei-har.
He called out 'stop, police' but was stabbed in the thigh by one of the robbers before they escaped.
