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DCCC478/2023
香港特別行政區 訴 李凱欣
Case Details
Case ReferenceDCCC478/2023
CourtDistrict Court 區域法院
Date Published2026-03-18
LanguageTraditional Chinese
NCN[2026] HKDC 440
Claimant / Applicant香港特別行政區
Defendant / Respondent李凱欣
Judges區域法院法官葉佐文
Claimant Counsel傅昶生先生
Defendant Counsel梅松先生
Defendant Solicitors林李黎律師事務所
Judgment Summary
Facts
- •Unit 36C was vacant since June 2022.
- •On 26 Dec 2022, fire damaged the door of 36C.
- •On 28 Dec 2022, police observed defendant lighting a lighter and pouring alcohol at 36C door.
- •Defendant confessed under caution to burning the door on 26 Dec 2022.
- •Defendant denied charges in court, claiming she was taking out trash.
Issues
- •Credibility of police witnesses versus defendant.
- •Sufficiency of evidence for the first arson charge based on confession.
- •Whether acts on 28 Dec 2022 constituted attempted arson.
- •Whether the acts were reckless as to endangering life.
Outcome
- •Defendant convicted on Count 1 (Arson).
- •Defendant convicted on Count 2 (Attempted Arson).
- •Court found acts were reckless as to endangering life.
Implication
- •Confessions plus similar facts can prove arson without direct eyewitnesses.
- •Pouring accelerant with intent constitutes attempted arson.
- •Residential high-rise context establishes recklessness as to life endangerment.
Laws & Authorities Cited
- §刑事訴訟程序條例 (Cap. 221), s.65C
- §刑事罪行條例 (Cap. 200), s.60(2)
- §刑事罪行條例 (Cap. 200), s.60(3)
- §刑事罪行條例 (Cap. 200), s.63(1)
- §刑事罪行條例 (Cap. 200), s.159G