Hong Kong teenager gets 8 years’ jail for acid attack on Singaporean tourist over S$1.6K payment
HONG KONG: A teenager who agreed to throw acid on a Singaporean tourist for money has been jailed for eight years in Hong Kong. Anson Kew, now 19, was 17 when he carried out the planned attack on June 9, 2025. He was promised HK$10,000, worth about S$1,600, for splashing corrosive liquid on 36-year-old Jiang Wen. The Hong Kong court handed down the sentence on Oct 29, after Kew pleaded guilty to…
In a disturbing case from Hong Kong, 19-year-old Anson Kew has been sentenced to eight years in prison for throwing sulfuric acid at a 36-year-old Singaporean tourist named Jiang Wen. The attack occurred on June 9, 2025, when Kew, then 17, was paid HK$10,000 (approximately S$1,600) to carry out the planned assault. The carefully orchestrated attack took place in Wan Chai, where Kew targeted Jiang as she was entering a vehicle on Burrows Street.
Dressed in black with a hat and mask, Kew hurled the corrosive liquid before fleeing the scene. The sulfuric acid, with a nearly 70% concentration, caused second-degree burns across Jiang's face and limbs, affecting between 10 and 11% of her body. She spent 61 days in the hospital, undergoing procedures to remove damaged tissue and receive skin grafts.
Jiang now suffers permanent scars and post-traumatic stress disorder. Judge Andrew Chan Hing-wai noted that the assault had caused lasting physical and psychological harm, expressing doubt in Kew's willingness to reform due to his troubled background, history of drug use, and involvement with triad societies.
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