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| The trial will be held at the District Court in Wanchai |
Four Filipinos and one Bangladeshi accused of indecently assaulting and hurting a 10-year-old girl in Yuen Long were returned to jail yesterday to await trial at the District Court which will start on March 17 next year.
Jimwoel Macaraig, 53 years old; Julie Arcega, 32; Gina Villanueva, 51; Benjur Macaraig, 46; and MD Moazzim-hossain, 42, were arrested after the incident which allegedly happened inside a hut on Kung Om Road in Yuen Long on Jan. 3, 2023.
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| Pindutin para sa detalye |
Judge Pang Chung Ping adjourned Thursday's hearing to February 17 next year for pre-trial review.
The two-week trial will be
held from March 17 to April 3 next year.
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| TAWAG NA! |
The five, who were neighbors of the victim's family in Yuen Long, are accused of committing “an
act of gross indecency with or toward X, a girl of the age of 10 years” in a hut
in Yuen Long.
An “indecent act towards a
child under 16 years” is punishable with imprisonment of up to 10 years under
the Crimes Ordinance.
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| PINDUTIN DITO |
In the second charge, common
assault, the five are accused of assaulting the girl on the same date and place.
The offense is punishable with up to a year in prison under the Offenses Against the Person Ordinance.
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| PADALA NA! |
