A 67-year-old jobless divorcee with a history of criminal offences has been jailed for nine years for sexually assaulting a woman during a brazen daytime break-in at a public rental flat in Hong Kong two years ago.The High Court on Wednesday sentenced former dockworker Leung Kam-wah over the “very serious” offences committed against the 26-year-old mother after he tailed her from a wet market to her flat in Kwai Chung’s Lai King Estate on July 5, 2024.Leung has 11 previous convictions, including two for unlawful sex with a minor and two for assault. He was last discharged from a drug treatment centre on Hei Ling Chau in September 2023.
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WED · 2026-05-27 · 07:36 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0527-79519
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Man jailed 9 years for attempted rape after following victim from wet market
A 67-year-old jobless divorcee, Leung Kam-wah, has been sentenced to nine years in jail for sexually assaulting a 26-year-old mother in Hong Kong. The incident occurred during a daytime break-in at the victim's public rental flat in Kwai Chung's Lai King Estate on July 5, 2024.
Brian WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-27 · 07:36 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A 67-year-old jobless divorcee, Leung Kam-wah, has been sentenced to nine years in jail for sexually assaulting a 26-year-old mother in Hong Kong. The incident occurred during a daytime break-in at the victim's public rental flat in Kwai Chung's Lai King Estate on July 5, 2024. Leung had followed the victim from a wet market to her home. The High Court deemed the offences "very serious." Leung has a history of 11 previous convictions, including for unlawful sex with a minor and assault, and was recently discharged from a drug treatment center in September 2023.
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Leung was last discharged from a drug treatment centre in September 2023.
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The offender, Leung Kam-wah, has 11 previous convictions, including for unlawful sex with a minor and assault.
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The victim was followed from a wet market to her flat.
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The assault occurred during a daytime break-in at a public rental flat in Hong Kong.
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A 67-year-old jobless divorcee was jailed for nine years for sexually assaulting a woman.
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