Witnesses in jockey's assault case won't testify
Prosecution asks court to issue summonses for trio who saw fracas on a chartered bus
Three witnesses in an assault case involving high-flying jockey Matthew Chadwick have refused to give evidence, a court heard yesterday.
The prosecution asked Sha Tin magistrate Merinda Chow Yin-chu to issue them witness summonses.
In a pre-trial review, the court did not hear the identities of the three witnesses.
Chadwick, 23, was accused of one count of common assault and one of criminal damage. His 21-year-old wife Wai Man-kuen faces one count of obstructing a public officer, while farrier Haitze Wiersma faces two charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The trio had earlier pleaded not guilty.
The charges allege that Chadwick attacked a bus driver in Ma On Shan on June 10 last year, and damaged an emergency door of his bus.
His wife was accused of obstructing a police officer who was discharging his duties at the scene.