Hongkonger Gets 7 Years After Murder Conviction Reduced to Manslaughter

Ex-University of Hong Kong professor sees life sentence reduced to 7 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter

A former University of Hong Kong (HKU) professor who successfully appealed his murder conviction has had his life sentence reduced after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter. Former University of Hong Kong professor Cheung Kie-chung (left). Photo: Ellie Ng/HKFP. High Court Judge Judianna Barnes sentenced Cheung Kie-chung, who killed his wife at one of the university’s residence halls in 2018, to seven years and four months in priso…

Hongkonger gets 7 years after murder conviction reduced to manslaughter

Cheung Kie-chung handed sentence after court accepts his depression was so severe it reduced his criminal culpability.