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An amendment to the charge against a Filipino accused of hurting a local man while drunk in Central led to him pleading guilty today at Eastern Court, reversing his not-guilty plea earlier and aborting what was scheduled as a pre-trial review.
J. Dagohoy, 37 years old, was originally charged with
common assault, to which he pleaded not guilty and a pre-trial review scheduled
for today was to check if both prosecution and defense were ready for trial.
After the charge was changed to “inflicting grievous bodily
harm,” however, Dagohoy changed his mind.
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The charge arose from an altercation last March 9 between
Dagohoy, who was drunk at the time and causing a commotion, and a local man named
Cheung Chun Yu, who operated a nearby newspaper stand in front of the Bangkok
Bank building on Des Voeux Road Central.
The fight left Cheung, who pushed Dagohoy away from his store
and was punched in return, with a minor cut on the face.
The defense lawyer representing Dagohoy described the injury
on the victim as minor and suggested community service as a punishment.
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Principal Magistrate Don So responded by ordering a background
report and put off the sentencing to Oct. 10.
He also placed Dagohoy, who was free on bail, in jail custody.
Both offenses fall under the Offenses Against the Person Ordinance.
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Under Section 19, wounding
or inflicting grievous bodily harm, to which Dagohoy pleaded guilty, is
punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment.
Section 40, on the other
hand, makes common assault punishable by up to one year in prison.
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