A Hong Kong villager who took meth before stabbing a rival to death in front of onlooking mahjong players was jailed for life yesterday.
Liu Sun-kong, 54, admitted stabbing Liu Wing-san twice in a Sheung Shui Wai village store on May 23 last year, but said he didn’t know why the victim’s body had 27 wounds, reports the SCMP.
He pleaded not guilty to one charge of murder, claiming he was provoked as the victim had beaten him up on numerous occasions before.
Hong Kong’s High Court rejected this by majority on Tuesday, however, with Justice Kevin Zervos sentencing the defendant to life in jail.
Liu Sun-kong claimed Liu Wing-san threatened to call men to beat him up and even kill him on the night of the attack. The former was, however, seen chasing the latter into the store by mahjong players, who say he stabbed the already bloody victim twice while shouting “great fun!”.
Liu Sun-kong admitted he’d been taking meth before the altercation but said he only dabbled occasionally for pain relief.
We dare say Panadol would have been a safer bet.
Photo: Alison Brown
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