Hong Kong man who stabbed MTR worker with syringe denies being mentally ill, but judge sends him back to psychiatric centre
- Pang Wai-ming pleads guilty to wounding in connection with incident at Kwai Fong station last March
- Pang says he planned assault because he was angry at constantly having his ticket checked
A man who stabbed a Hong Kong railway worker in the neck with a syringe because he was angry at having his ticket inspected has been sent back to a psychiatric centre, despite denying being mentally ill.
Pleading guilty on Wednesday to wounding and three other offences, Pang Wai-ming acknowledged in District Court that he had committed a “very serious” crime and a jail term of considerable length was inevitable.
The 36-year-old, who was escorted to the dock in an orange jumpsuit, denied being mentally ill and accused the prison service of forcing him to undergo psychiatric treatment against his wishes.
Judge Ernest Michael Lin Kam-hung dismissed the complaint and extended the defendant’s remand in Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre until sentencing on November 11.
The court heard Pang, who was unemployed, attacked MTR Corporation employee Wan Ka-fai with a 15cm syringe at Kwai Fong station on March 7 last year.