Hong Kong schoolboy admits role in gang assault on classmate accused of ‘supporting government’ during civil unrest
- 15-year-old part of large group that attacked another boy in Shau Kei Wan school
- Gang hurled hockey balls, plastic bottles and rattan canes at victim
A Hong Kong schoolboy has pleaded guilty to assaulting a classmate he accused of “supporting the government” during last year’s civil unrest.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was the second to plead guilty over the assault of another 15-year-old boy at a secondary school in Shau Kei Wan on November 20, an incident that saw five pupils arrested.
The victim was surrounded by 20 classmates who accused him of siding with authorities over the anti-government protests. The gang hurled plastic bottles, rattan canes and hockey balls at the boy, hitting his right leg in the process. The attack only ended when teachers arrived.
Police arrested three boys on suspicion of throwing objects at the victim, and two girls on suspicion of helping them. The five faced a joint count of common assault at Eastern Court.
One of the boys, 16, pleaded guilty last month and will be sentenced next Tuesday, pending assessments on his suitability to be put on probation or sentenced to community service.