A man who left his three-month-old baby unattended for 37 hours, leading to its death, was jailed for nearly five years on Thursday. Photo: Warton Li A man who left his three-month-old baby unattended for 37 hours, leading to its death, was jailed for nearly five years on Thursday. Photo: Warton Li
A man who left his three-month-old baby unattended for 37 hours, leading to its death, was jailed for nearly five years on Thursday. Photo: Warton Li
Hong Kong /  Law and Crime

Hong Kong man who left baby unattended for 37 hours jailed for nearly 5 years for manslaughter

  • Madam Justice Esther Toh says while she believes Cheung Ying-fai was a loving father, deterrent sentence needed
  • Defence had asked that Cheung be released on time served, as his life was already ‘completely destroyed’

Topic |   Hong Kong courts
Jasmine Siu
Jasmine Siu

Updated: 7:16pm, 17 Dec, 2020

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A man who left his three-month-old baby unattended for 37 hours, leading to its death, was jailed for nearly five years on Thursday. Photo: Warton Li A man who left his three-month-old baby unattended for 37 hours, leading to its death, was jailed for nearly five years on Thursday. Photo: Warton Li
A man who left his three-month-old baby unattended for 37 hours, leading to its death, was jailed for nearly five years on Thursday. Photo: Warton Li
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