Hong Kong court remands minor who vandalised Beyond singer’s grave and headstone, grants bail to co-accused
- Student, 15, said to have autism, kept in custody as he committed alleged offence while on bail for another criminal case
- Co-accused Yip Tsz-to, 23, granted bail under condition he surrenders travel documents and reports to police station twice a week
A Hong Kong court has remanded in custody a 15-year-old charged with vandalising the grave and headstone of the band Beyond’s lead singer Wong Ka-kui, as the student committed the alleged offence while on bail for another criminal case.
But co-defendant Yip Tsz-to, 23, an air-conditioning technician, was granted bail by acting principal magistrate Winnie Lau Yee-wan after the pair were brought to Kwun Tong Court on Tuesday to face a joint count of criminal damage.
The court was told that the minor had autism and required special care in school, while his relationship with co-defendant Yip was not spelled out.
Two videos that went viral on social media on Sunday morning showed two men vandalising the site. One man kicked the rock singer’s portrait, and threw and kicked tribute items off a platform on the grave.
The pair were arrested after cemetery staff made a police report on the same day.