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| The accused walked free from West Kowloon court |
An airport cargo handler who was fired from his job after being charged with “inflicting grievious bodily harm” on his co-worker, was acquitted today at West Kowloon courts.
Christian de Guzman, 31, made a sign of the cross and
whispered, “Thank you, Lord,” as his wife and friends surrounded him after
hearing the verdict of Magistrate Li Chi-ho.
He now works in the construction industry.
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Magistrate Li said his supposed victim, Lo Chiu-yung, tried
to project himself as the aggrieved party, having sustained a wound on the face
when his eyeglasses got hit by de Guzman’s arm.
But Li added that he can’t reject that de Guzman was only trying
to protect himself, as his testimony that he hit Lo accidentally while freeing
himself from beng pinned to the ground, was not challenged by the prosecution.
The case arose after Lo was hit slightly by a container being
unloaded from a newly-arrived plane near Airbridge N68 at the Hong Kong airport
in Chek Lap Kok, Lantau on Dec. 27, 2022.
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Lo rejected the apology of De Guzman, who was operating the unloading
machine, and rushed to fight him. They exchanged punches three more times, each
time being separated by co-workers.
During his testimony, Lo admitted that he had violated several
safety regulations in the past, and the defense lawyer suggested he was hit by
the container being handled by de Guzman because he was not supposed to be there.
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In his ruling, Magistrate Li said de Guzman’s story was was
largely supported by the CCTV footage taken from the scene.
Two defense witnesses also contradicted Lo’s testimony, Li
added.
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