38-year-old tattoo artist jailed for two months over “8964” graffiti on Mong Kok Police Station wall
38歲紋身師認旺角警署外牆塗鴉「8964」囚2個月 官稱刻意挑戰執法機關
A 38-year-old tattoo artist was charged with one count of criminal damage for spray-painting “8964” on the outside wall of Mong Kok Police Station in October this year. He pleaded guilty earlier and was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment at West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Thursday (4th). The defence submitted in mitigation that the defendant committed the offence under the influence of alcohol and following a breakup. Magistrate Lau Yee-wan rejected the mitigation, saying CCTV footage showed that the defendant interacted with people accompanying him that day and walked normally. The defendant was also seen “looking at the wall while walking” before stopping outside Mong Kok Police Station to graffiti it. The magistrate said the defendant had deliberately chosen the location in order to challenge law enforcement agencies.
38 歲紋身師涉今年 10 月，在旺角警署外牆塗鴉「8964」，被控一項「刑事損壞」罪。被告早前認罪，周四（4 日）在西九龍裁判法院判囚 2 個月。 辯方求情指，被告受酒精及分手影響而犯案，惟裁判官劉綺雲拒納其求情，指閉路電視片段可見，被告當日與同行人士有交流，步履如常，且被告「邊行邊望牆」，終在旺角警署外牆外站定塗鴉。官認為，被告刻意挑選位置塗鴉，藉此挑戰執法機關。