An Asian worker will hear his fate on 26 August after being accused of striking his roommate with a meat cleaver during a dispute over work, leaving him with a lasting injury assessed at five per cent. The First High Criminal Court wa
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An Asian worker will hear his fate on 26 August after being accused of striking his roommate with a meat cleaver during a dispute over work, leaving him with a lasting injury assessed at five per cent.
The First High Criminal Court was told the 32-yearold attacked the man on 7 May, causing a dent in the bone at the centre of his forehead and a visible deformity.
According to prosecutors, the pair were arguing inside their shared accommodation when the defendant, said to be heavily drunk, pulled a cleaver from his clothing and struck the victim once above the right eye.
Medical examination confirmed a permanent impairment to the forehead. Witnesses backed the victim’s account, including another man who lived with them.
The defendant admitted to prosecutors that he had attacked his colleague with a knife but claimed he could not recall the incident because of his state of intoxication.
He repeated the admission when his detention was renewed.
