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| Neighborhood where the assault happened (Google Maps photo) |
A Filipino bartender scheduled to be sentenced at West Kowloon Court to do community service as a penalty for assaulting a local man, was instead detained today after his urine test showed traces of marijuana.
M. Tibio, 33 years old, will be in jail custody while waiting
for the report of the Drug Abuse Treatment Center which Magistrate Gary Chu ordered
after he adjourned the case to Nov. 11.
“CSO (community service order) is not recommended due to
continued drug abuse,” Magistrate Chu said, noting the risks faced by other
people who will be working with him.
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He cited the CSO
report and the results of four drug tests he ordered after Tibio pleaded guilty
during the previous hearing last Sept. 30.
Tibio was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily
harm after he punched a male Chinese last June 23 on South Lantau Road, Pui O, in
Lantau island.
Chu blamed his drug abuse for the incident, noting that he was
also convicted of drug possession in 2020 and was fined $2,000.
Magistrate Chu also noted that he was living with his three
children. “I am concerned that while you are taking drugs, I wonder how you are
able to (take care of them),” he told Tibio.
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