A 59-year-old man troubled by a mental disorder was sentenced to a year's probation for strangling his 42-year-old girlfriend who called him “crazy”. Lam Kwok-wing pleaded guilty to manslaughter for killing the woman inside a flat in On Ting Estate, Tuen Mun, on September 9, 2019. He regretted what he did and pleaded guilty, causing her to show leniency in sentencing. The defendant had suffered from mental issues since May 2019 and was diagnosed with mixed anxiety and depressive disorder. According to the Hong Kong Mental Morbidity Survey 2010-2013, MADD is the most common mental disorder in Hong Kong, affecting about seven percent of Hong Kong people.

Source: The Standard November 17, 2021 05:59 UTC