According to @Greater Bay Area Voice, the verdict in the case of destroying Huang Jiaju's tombstone was announced on the 16th, and the 15-year-old male defendant was sentenced to a rehabilitation center, and the 23-year-old male defendant was sentenced to a labor re-education center.
The tombstone of the late lead singer of the band Beyond, Wong Ka Kui, was vandalized in May this year, and the defendants, aged 15 and 23, were both charged with one count of criminal damage. The duo are accused of damaging Wong's tombstone without legal excuse at the Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery on Ko Chiu Chiu Road, Yau Tong, Kowloon on May 19, 2024, with intent to damage the property or recklessly whether the property would be damaged.
Previously reported
According to media reports, in the early morning of May 19 this year, Huang Jiaju's tombstone was smashed by a man with a hammer, and the photo of the tombstone was damaged. The man's crime was taken by another person at the scene with his mobile phone, and the relevant videos and photos were circulated on social networking sites one after another, causing outrage among netizens and fans.
Huang Jiaju's tombstone was damaged earlier. The picture is from Hong Kong Sing Tao Net
Teammate Huang Guanzhong asked in an interview: "Have you caught it?" After angry condemnation. Ye Shirong posted: "What happened in Jiaju's grave today is really hateful, these two people have been arrested and must be punished by law." ”
Beyond is a Hong Kong rock band founded in 1983, composed of Wong Ka Kui, Wong Kwan Chung, Wong Ka Keung, and Yip Sai Wing. On June 24, 1993, when Beyond was recording a program on Fuji TV in Tokyo, Huang Jiaju accidentally fell from the stage and was seriously injured and fell unconscious; On June 30, Huang Jiaju died at the age of 31.
Source: China News Network synthesized from @Voice of the Greater Bay Area, previously reported