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PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 03 November, 2015, 12:06am
UPDATED : Tuesday, 03 November, 2015, 12:06am
A postmortem examination revealed that Liu Wing-sang died of a wound to his heart, one of 27 on his body. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Mahjong players at a rural store looked on as a man stabbed a fellow villager to death, the High Court heard yesterday.
At least two witnesses saw Liu Sun-kong, 54, knife Liu Wing-sang in the chest and waist in the shop in Sheung Shui Wai village, in the northern New Territories, on May 23 last year, prosecutor John Dunn alleged.
A postmortem examination revealed that Liu Wing-sang died of a wound to his heart, one of 27 on his body.
Dunn said there was bad blood between the two families, and in 2009 Liu Wing-sang had been charged with assaulting Liu Sun-kong.
Liu Sun-kong did not deny causing the victim's death but claimed he was provoked.
Under caution he told the police: "He beat me up a few times. I was simmering with rage so I took him out."
He pleaded not guilty to one count of murder.
Dunn said witness Tse Hok-wing, who was playing mahjong at the Ngau Kee Store that night, suddenly saw the bleeding victim rush into the premises, closely followed by the defendant.
"Tse saw the defendant was holding a knife in his right hand, which he used to stab at [the victim's] waist," Dunn said.
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Another witness, Liu Yuk-wah, who was also playing, saw the defendant stab the victim in the chest and abdomen.
The offence took place in Mun Hau Tsuen and Wai Loi Tsuen in Sheung Shui Wai village, home of the indigenous Liu clan.
The defendant disappeared after the attack but was later arrested by police with a blood-stained knife in his shoulder bag.
The court also heard that the defendant was seen beating the victim at a village entrance and public toilets before chasing him to the store.
Dunn asked the jury to consider whether it was possible that the defendant had been so provoked that he had lost his self-control.
The trial continues today before Mr Justice Kevin Zervos.
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