Man jailed for accidentally killing girlfriend during faux weight-loss regime
A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to three years and nine months in jail for unwittingly suffocating his girlfriend to death while trying to dispose of her body after she passed out during a supposed weight-loss programme that required her to avoid sleeping. The High Court on Monday accepted that former abattoir worker Ng Ka-sing was genuinely remorseful and had little likelihood of reoffending,…
A man from Hong Kong has been jailed for three years and nine months after accidentally killing his girlfriend while attempting to dispose of her body following a failed weight-loss plan. The 29-year-old, Ng Ka-sing, was found guilty of manslaughter by an unlawful and dangerous act by a jury, who also acquitted him of murder. Ng had pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful burial of his partner's body.
He was exposed when he was seen carrying Yip Tsz-ching's body, wrapped in plastic and taped, along a road in April 2022. Forensic evidence revealed that the 30-year-old victim suffered extensive burns and injuries, leading to her death by suffocation. Ng claimed he was acting to keep her awake during the weight-loss regime and was coerced by her family to beat her.
The judge accepted that Ng required psychological treatment due to the trauma of abusing his partner and that he posed little risk of reoffending.
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