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‫(Episode 11)

‫(This is a work of fiction.)

‫Did the defendant ever...

‫harm Lam Ka Chai in any way?

‫She tried to stab ‫her ex-lover before.

‫- She was jailed for two weeks. ‫- Witness.

‫Now the jury knows the defendant ‫has a criminal record.

‫They will be biased against her.

‫The fairest thing for the defense...

‫is to dismiss the jury immediately.

‫Repeated delays in the trial...

‫will lead to a backlog of cases.

‫It's a waste of taxpayers' money.

‫While I was working that night,

‫I happened to look at ‫the hotel across the street.

‫That woman crushed some pills...

‫and poured them into a bowl of food.

‫What was the man doing at the time?

‫He was watching ‫as the woman crushed the pills.

‫You said that for Lam Ka Chai,

‫you didn't care about anything,

‫even sacrificing your life for him?

‫Yes.

‫Then why did you insist that ‫he divorce his wife?

‫I didn't insist.

‫It's just that his marriage ‫was miserable.

‫They had no feelings for each other.

‫They only stayed together ‫for their daughter.

‫My ex-husband and I dragged it on...

‫for seven years without a divorce.

‫I understand that kind of pain.

‫Back then, ‫I really preferred to die.

‫I just didn't want Chai ‫to suffer like that.

‫Can you please state...

‫how you met Lam Ka Chai again?

‫I rarely attend alumni reunions.

‫I don't know why I went ‫at that time.

‫That night, Chai was wearing...

‫a gray knit cardigan.

‫I recognized him from afar.

‫He hadn't changed at all.

‫He recognized me too.

‫Even though we had been apart...

‫and hadn't seen each other ‫for so long,

‫for some reason, that night,

‫we had endless things to talk about.

‫It wasn't like that ‫with other people.

‫When I was with Chai,

‫before I even finished my sentence,

‫he already knew what I was thinking.

‫Meeting Chai again,

‫he made me realize...

‫that the past seven years ‫of my marriage...

‫had been a living hell.

‫I had been forcing myself...

‫to accept someone...

‫who didn't appreciate me anymore.

‫After I married my ex-husband,

‫he completely ignored me.

‫Every day ‫when he came home from work,

‫he was either playing games ‫or watching TV.

‫I never thought ‫I would fall in love again.

‫Until I met Chai again.

‫Chai really loved me.

‫But he had a family.

‫He said if...

‫he couldn't be with me openly,

‫then we should find a place...

‫where no one could get in our way.

‫I said okay.

‫It didn't matter where we went.

‫Just take me with you.

‫You said you loved Lam Ka Chai?

‫Yes.

‫But often, ‫the opposite of love is hate.

‫Have you ever hated him?

‫Defendant, ‫please answer my question.

‫Have you ever hated the deceased?

‫I think you've got it all wrong.

‫It was his wife ‫who drove him to his death,

‫not me.

‫It was his wife ‫who kept pushing him.

‫She's the one ‫who drove Chai to this.

‫The core of the dispute ‫in this case is...

‫whether the deceased ‫and the defendant...

‫had a prior pact to commit suicide.

‫Therefore, members of the jury, ‫you must determine...

‫if the deceased ‫had no prior knowledge...

‫of the poison in the whiskey.

‫Is that ‫the only reasonable inference?

‫If you believe it is,

‫the defendant is guilty of murder.

‫Conversely, if you believe...

‫the deceased might have ‫known the drink was poisoned,

‫but still drank it,

‫then the murder charge is ‫not proven.

‫The manslaughter charge would stand.

‫While considering ‫this point of dispute,

‫you need to decide...

‫whether to accept ‫the defense's argument.

‫Did the deceased see the defendant ‫put the poison in the drink...

‫and still drink it willingly?

‫The first defense witness stated...

‫that he saw the scene ‫from the building across the street.

‫You need to consider ‫the circumstances.

‫The two buildings are so far apart.

‫The lights in the room were so dim.

‫Can actions like crushing pills...

‫really be seen clearly?

‫Court is adjourned.

‫- Hello? ‫- Hello?

‫- Is there a verdict? ‫- Any result?

‫You're not even washing your hands?

‫On the charge of murder...

‫against the defendant, ‫Yeung Yi Ting,

‫have you reached a verdict?

‫Yes.

‫Is it a unanimous verdict?

‫No.

‫What is the count?

‫Five to two.

‫And your verdict is?

‫Guilty.

‫Defendant, please rise.

‫This court finds...

‫the defendant, Yeung Yi Ting,

‫on one count of murder,

‫guilty.

‫Sentenced to life imprisonment, ‫to be served immediately.

‫Defendant, please remain calm.

‫You witch!

‫- You witch! ‫- Calm down.

‫You witch!

‫- You witch! ‫- Calm down.

‫Calm down.

‫You witch!

‫It's Mr. Tse. He's coming out.

‫You won the case. ‫Do you have anything to say?

‫The defendant was ‫very emotional just now.

‫- Please say a few words. ‫- Any reaction?

‫What do you think of the verdict?

‫What are the next steps?

‫- Any response? ‫- Give us a comment.

‫Mr. Tse, please give us a comment.

‫Are there any grievances?

‫This verdict has served justice.

‫Thank you, everyone.

‫- Good. ‫- Thank you.

‫- Cheers. ‫- Cheers.

‫Come on.

‫- Good. ‫- Okay.

‫Thank you.

‫Mr. Wong, how is she?

‫She should be fine.

‫But I just heard from the doctor...

‫after he reviewed her past records,

‫that it might be related ‫to her brain damage.

‫Brain damage? When did that happen?

‫The night she was hospitalized ‫after the suicide attempt.

‫Because her heart once stopped,

‫her brain was ‫temporarily deprived of oxygen.

‫Ms. Yeung, how are you feeling?

‫The woman you yelled at in court,

‫who is she?

‫What was her relationship ‫with Lam Ka Chai?

‫We haven't lost this case yet. ‫We can appeal.

‫The appellant has two grounds ‫for appeal.

‫First, since the jury learned ‫in court...

‫that the defendant had...

‫a prior conviction ‫for common assault,

‫this would inevitably ‫have a direct impact...

‫on the jury's impression ‫of the defendant.

‫This is extremely unfair.

‫Although the trial judge...

‫solemnly instructed ‫the jury in court...

‫to disregard that testimony,

‫in reality, for the jurors ‫during deliberation,

‫to completely forget ‫that testimony...

‫is simply impossible.

‫It is, at the very least, ‫extremely difficult.

‫Second, during the summing up ‫of the facts,

‫the trial judge directed the jury.

‫Allow me to quote ‫the trial judge's words.

‫"The first defense witness ‫stated..."

‫"that he saw the scene..."

‫"from the building ‫across the street."

‫"You need to consider ‫the circumstances."

‫The two buildings are so far apart.

‫The lights in the room were so dim.

‫Can actions like crushing pills...

‫really be seen clearly?

‫The trial judge used descriptions...

‫like "so far apart" and "so dim"...

‫to summarize ‫the witness's testimony.

‫This effectively inserted ‫the judge's own opinion,

‫completely undermining ‫the credibility...

‫of the witness's testimony.

‫Looking back at the testimony,

‫the witness ‫could clearly identify...

‫the furnishings and paintings ‫in the room.

‫The judge should have left it ‫to the jury...

‫to decide whether to accept ‫the witness's evidence,

‫without adding ‫his own interpretation.

‫Therefore, the appellant contends...

‫that the trial judge's direction ‫was not balanced,

‫was biased,

‫and caused serious injustice ‫to the defendant.

‫The respondent contends...

‫that the jury followed ‫the trial judge's instructions...

‫and disregarded ‫the defendant's criminal record...

‫when considering the verdict.

‫The appellant should not assume...

‫that the jury lacks the capacity ‫for such judgment.

‫Furthermore, ‫regarding the trial judge's...

‫direction to the jury,

‫the respondent believes...

‫the judge was merely ‫responsibly reminding the jury...

‫of the factors to consider...

‫when determining the credibility ‫of the witness's testimony.

‫The trial judge ‫did direct the jury...

‫to consider the distance ‫and lighting at the time,

‫but there was no bias involved.

‫Even if the jury had not heard...

‫the allegedly problematic phrasing,

‫they had sufficient guidance...

‫to reach the same verdict.

‫Finally, the verdict ‫of guilty of murder...

‫was reached ‫by an overwhelming majority vote.

‫It is clear ‫that the jury's decision...

‫on the facts of the case...

‫was unequivocal.

‫Regarding the points raised ‫by the appellant,

‫the Court of Appeal rules ‫as follows.

‫First,

‫a murder conviction requires ‫a majority of 5 to 2 or more.

‫Only then can a verdict be reached.

‫Thus, 5 to 2 is not ‫an overwhelming majority,

‫but merely the minimum required.

‫In fact, it is difficult to deny...

‫that the jury's knowledge ‫of the defendant's record...

‫could have had an impact.

‫Furthermore, ‫the Court of Appeal agrees...

‫with the appellant's argument.

‫The trial judge's use of terms...

‫like "so far" and "so dim"...

‫to describe ‫the witness's testimony...

‫did indeed cast doubt ‫on its credibility.

‫Whether a witness is credible...

‫should be left ‫for the jury to decide.

‫The trial judge's direction...

‫may have caused serious injustice ‫to the defendant.

‫For the reasons stated above,

‫the Court of Appeal ‫allows the appeal.

‫The case is remitted for a retrial.

‫I found that woman.

‫Mr. Wong said ‫her name is Yung Sin Nei.

‫She was Lam Ka Chai's other lover.

‫Lam Ka Chai had another woman?

‫No wonder Yeung Yi Ting was ‫so agitated...

‫and threw a shoe at her.

‫- Do you have an address? ‫- Yes.

‫Mr. Wong said the police are ‫also looking for her.

‫Tell Mr. Wong we're on our way.

‫- Tell him to head there too. ‫- Now?

‫If the prosecution ‫gets there first...

‫and takes her as a witness, ‫we're in trouble.

‫But what does she know?

‫It's scary because we don't know.

‫Anyway, let's get to her first.

‫Then we can find a way ‫to do damage control.

‫Hello? Yes, Officer Cheung.

‫You found her?

‫Hold on, Mr. Tse is ‫right next to me.

‫Officer Cheung ‫found the woman's info.

‫Officer Cheung.

‫Please take her statement ‫as soon as possible.

‫The earliest is ‫the day after tomorrow?

‫We can't wait. ‫Give me the address now. That's all.

‫We shouldn't ‫contact a witness directly.

‫- Is she a witness yet? ‫- No.

‫- Can we be ordinary people? ‫- Yes.

‫What's wrong ‫with ordinary people meeting?

‫Good luck, Master.

‫- Please wait. ‫- What is it?

‫I don't know you.

‫Ms. Yung, I saw you in the gallery.

‫Do you recognize me?

‫- Aren't you... ‫- That's enough.

‫It's enough that you recognize me.

‫I just want to have a quick word.

‫It won't take much of your time.

‫That day in court,

‫why did Yeung Yi Ting ‫throw a shoe at you?

‫Was it because you ‫and Lam Ka Chai...

‫had a special relationship?

‫Actually, I was...

‫with Chai for a month.

‫Then the incident happened.

‫When did Yeung Yi Ting ‫find out about you?

‫The night it happened, October 16.

‫I called Chai that night.

‫I said I wanted to see him.

‫But he said ‫it wasn't convenient to come out.

‫Then I heard Yeung Yi Ting's voice.

‫She asked him who he was talking to.

‫Chai didn't answer.

‫He just hung up.

‫How did you know ‫that the voice was Yeung Yi Ting's?

‫Because when I was with Chai,

‫I heard her voice messages.

‫I recognized her voice.

‫Does anyone else know...

‫about your relationship?

‫Actually, we weren't together ‫for very long.

‫And he had a wife.

‫Plus Yeung Yi Ting.

‫How did you two stay in touch?

‫Phone calls? Messages?

‫Can you show me?

‫(Delete Chat)

‫(Delete Everything)

‫What are you doing?

‫Actually...

‫Actually, I haven't told anyone ‫about what happened that night...

‫because I don't want ‫to testify in court.

‫I have a reputation to maintain.

‫- But... ‫- Actually, I've said enough.

‫This is the last time ‫I'll talk about this.

‫I won't mention it to anyone else.

‫I won't appear in court.

‫Master.

‫I recorded what she said.

‫That's a breach ‫of professional ethics.

‫She'll report us for violating ‫the Barrister's Code of Conduct.

‫She said she won't go to court.

‫Then I'll take the stand.

‫I can explain ‫where the recording came from.

‫We'll both face disciplinary action.

‫Delete it.

‫It might not prove murder,

‫but it proves ‫something happened that night...

‫that would make Yeung Yi Ting ‫hate Lam Ka Chai.

‫Delete it.

‫Wait.

‫Hold on a second.

‫Hello? What's up? Busy again?

‫Did you get kidnapped to KK Park?

‫We've been trying ‫to have this dinner for a month.

‫No,

‫my master has taken on ‫a lot of work lately.

‫I'm exhausted.

‫I'm eating cup noodles ‫at the office.

‫Let's reschedule.

‫The evidence ‫and witnesses are ready.

‫Next, I would like ‫to coordinate the trial dates.

‫I'm available next week on the 12th.

‫I'm sorry.

‫I'm following up on another case ‫next week. I can't.

‫What about the 17th?

‫I'm free.

‫I'm sorry, Your Honor.

‫I have to follow up ‫on another case too.

‫How about the 30th ‫at the end of the month?

‫I'm really sorry.

‫Mr. Yu, when is ‫the earliest you can do it?

‫My earliest opening is ‫three months from now,

‫December 4th.

‫My schedule is fully booked ‫until then.

‫Your Honor,

‫my key witness, Chiu Chui Fong,

‫is emigrating ‫from Hong Kong next month.

‫I would like to get ‫the trial started before she leaves.

‫Mr. Yu, can't you accommodate...

‫an earlier date?

‫I'm sorry, Your Honor.

‫The trial dates for other cases ‫have been set.

‫There's nothing I can do.

‫October is fine.

‫The case will be closed by then.

‫Sorry, Victor. That's mine.

‫Your Honor,

‫if the witness is unwilling ‫to appear,

‫the prosecution requests to cite ‫Chiu Chui Fong's testimony...

‫from the second trial.

‫At that time, her testimony...

‫had already been tested ‫by the defense...

‫during cross-examination.

‫The defense objects.

‫The witness's testimony ‫is crucial to the defendant.

‫If her testimony is to be cited,

‫I believe ‫she must testify in person.

‫Mr. Tse,

‫to be fair to the defendant,

‫the prosecution needs the witness ‫to testify in court.

‫Please communicate ‫with the witness again.

‫I hope she can stay ‫for two more months.

‫If she really can't,

‫perhaps she can return to Hong Kong ‫when the trial begins?

‫Or she could testify via video link.

‫Thank you, Your Honor. I'll try.

‫The trial is scheduled ‫for December 4.

‫How devious.

‫No, she said after the last trial,

‫she was already scolded ‫by her mother.

‫She was told off ‫for treating her cousin that way.

‫Now the trial is three months away.

‫She will be in Canada by then.

‫She won't fly back just for this.

‫Did you tell her she could testify ‫via video conference?

‫I did, but she said ‫there's a time difference...

‫and she would be sleeping.

‫Basically, it's a no-go.

‫Thank you, Officer Cheung.

‫I'll get some water.

‫What? Don't be so nosy.

‫Yes.

‫Don't congratulate me yet. ‫It's just a retrial.

‫Do you think it's that easy to win?

‫I'll get back to work now.

‫Yes, I'll call you ‫after this busy period.

‫Bye.

‫What's wrong?

‫We're all just doing our jobs. ‫There's no need for this.

‫Doing your job?

‫Delaying for three months is ‫doing your job?

‫My mentor's schedule is ‫just that full.

‫He didn't want this either.

‫He didn't want Chiu Chui Fong ‫to testify.

‫So he deliberately took on ‫a lot of work...

‫to fill up his schedule.

‫Then he could tell the judge,

‫"I'm sorry, ‫I really have no openings."

‫What are you talking about? ‫Chiu Chui Fong is emigrating.

‫We only found out ‫because you mentioned it in court.

‫But he peeked at my document.

‫What are you talking about?

‫That day, ‫my document was right here.

‫Only he and I were in the pantry.

‫I left it behind ‫and came back for it.

‫When I returned, ‫the folder was open.

‫If it wasn't him, ‫who else could it be?

‫Don't falsely accuse my mentor.

‫Stop pretending. ‫You two are in cahoots.

‫- How devious! ‫- That's enough.

‫- What? ‫- What?

‫- Henry. ‫- What did I do?

‫What are you doing? ‫Fighting over a court case?

‫Victor peeked ‫at the prosecution's files.

‫Do you realize ‫that's a serious accusation?

‫How would he even have the chance...

‫to touch our files?

‫I left them in the pantry.

‫But he still shouldn't have looked.

‫And he used such underhanded tactics ‫to pretend to be busy.

‫If you say ‫"underhanded tactics" again,

‫I'll kick you out immediately.

‫The document you left in the pantry,

‫was it open or closed?

‫Answer me.

‫Did Victor open it himself,

‫or was it already open?

‫I'm not quite sure.

‫No need to guess.

‫I saw their documents by accident.

‫So Master, you...

‫really did peek?

‫It was by the coffee machine ‫and open.

‫When I was making coffee,

‫I just happened to glance at it.

‫So taking all those jobs ‫was intentional?

‫I didn't take them on purpose.

‫I just purposely didn't ‫turn them down.

‫I'm the one who opened it.

‫Then that's your problem.

‫You left the file in the pantry, ‫and it was even open.

‫Anyone passing by would've looked.

‫I would've done the same.

‫It was your own carelessness.

‫Hello?

‫Officer Cheung said...

‫he just finished ‫taking Yung Sin Nei's statement.

‫But it was completely useless.

‫She brought a lawyer ‫to the station...

‫and didn't say a word ‫the whole time.

‫There's nothing in her statement.

‫I figured as much.

‫Actually, it was clear that day.

‫The evidence we have now...

‫is only enough ‫to support manslaughter.

‫I bet the DOJ will change ‫the charge too.

‫Are we just ‫letting her off like that?

‫From now on,

‫the whole story changes ‫to manslaughter.

‫Lawsuits aren't set in stone.

‫We have to change tactics ‫when necessary.

‫It's clearly murder, ‫with so much evidence.

‫If it's inadmissible, ‫it's not evidence.

‫Contact Kong Sai Chung ‫as soon as possible.

‫Get him to be ‫our prosecution witness.

‫The woman ‫you threw your shoe at in court...

‫is called Yung Sin Nei.

‫She was ‫Lam Ka Chai's other mistress.

‫You wouldn't tell me, ‫no matter how I asked.

‫Because you didn't ‫want anyone to know...

‫that besides you,

‫Lam Ka Chai had another woman.

‫You didn't want to admit...

‫that Lam Ka Chai didn't ‫actually love you that much.

‫You were fooled by him.

‫You were willing to die for him.

‫But what about him?

‫The trial will resume soon.

‫If you think a man like him...

‫is worth spending ‫the rest of your life in prison,

‫I have nothing more to say.

‫But things are different now.

‫There's a good chance your cousin...

‫won't testify for the prosecution.

‫Yung Sin Nei won't say anything ‫either.

‫As for your cautioned statement,

‫I'm confident I can ‫help you overturn it.

‫But if there's something...

‫you can tell me that would help,

‫you had better tell me now.

‫It's up to your instructions now.

‫Do you still want ‫to plead guilty to manslaughter?

‫That day in court,

‫I finally recognized her.

‫I remembered a lot of things.

‫It turns out I remembered ‫a lot of things wrong.

‫I bought a painting to hang there.

‫- It's coming tomorrow. Sign for it. ‫- Okay.

‫DOJ will change the charge ‫to manslaughter.

‫- I know. ‫- Plead guilty to manslaughter?

‫- No. ‫- Not even to manslaughter?

‫- So you'll challenge the statement? ‫- Yes.

‫The defense objects ‫to the submission...

‫of the defendant's ‫cautioned statement...

‫taken at the hospital.

‫On what grounds?

‫Your Honor,

‫due to the defendant's ‫physical condition,

‫she was unfit to give a statement.

‫But when the police ‫took her statement,

‫they had already consulted...

‫the defendant's ‫attending physician...

‫and received his approval.

‫Your Honor,

‫this is the medical record ‫from the ward...

‫on the night ‫the statement was taken.

‫It states that on the day ‫the statement was recorded,

‫at 7:30am, 8:30am, and 9pm,

‫she suffered from memory confusion.

‫She didn't know where she was...

‫or what she had done.

‫At one point, she didn't ‫even know who she was.

‫This memory confusion...

‫persisted intermittently ‫for two weeks.

‫Your Honor, ‫the prosecution disagrees.

‫The defendant was coherent ‫when the statement was recorded.

‫It shows that she was ‫in the right state of mind.

‫If the defendant suffered ‫from memory confusion later,

‫how can the prosecution conclude...

‫that she was lucid ‫when she gave the statement?

‫I understand the defense's concern.

‫I will allow ‫a voir dire procedure...

‫before the trial begins.

‫Madam, please confirm ‫if you recorded...

‫this statement yourself.

‫Yes, that's correct.

‫Please tell us,

‫when you were taking this statement ‫from the defendant,

‫what was her physical condition?

‫It was about a week ‫after the incident,

‫on October 23, 2024.

‫The defendant was ‫in the detention ward.

‫She was already sitting up.

‫She was in a good mental state.

‫What do you mean by "good"?

‫We would ask her ‫some basic questions,

‫such as her name, age,

‫address, ID number, and so on.

‫Then we would ask ‫some simple questions...

‫to ensure she was fully lucid.

‫After that, ‫I would give the caution,

‫and she would ‫indicate she understood.

‫Only then ‫would we start the statement.

‫So you're saying you confirmed...

‫the defendant was fully lucid...

‫before you took her statement?

‫Yes, that's correct.

‫Can you elaborate on "fully lucid"?

‫It means besides her name,

‫I also asked some simple logic...

‫and memory questions.

‫She was able to answer ‫all of them accurately.

‫So we confirmed ‫her mental state was normal,

‫her memory was normal,

‫and she was coherent and lucid.

‫Please turn to page 12 ‫of the cautioned statement.

‫Look at line 6.

‫"We took a taxi to the hotel..."

‫That's enough, thank you.

‫Did you know the defendant ‫and Lam Ka Chai...

‫took a ride-hail car to the hotel?

‫I didn't know that.

‫I was only responsible ‫for recording the statement.

‫Then please read page 10, line 15.

‫"On the morning of the incident,"

‫"I went back to the office ‫for a while..."

‫Okay, thank you.

‫In fact, two months ‫before the incident,

‫the defendant had already resigned.

‫Did you know that?

‫I didn't know.

‫I was only responsible ‫for recording the statement.

‫Then please read page 14, line 2.

‫"Chai and I booked a hotel ‫for three days..."

‫That's enough.

‫According to the hotel's records,

‫they booked it ‫for seven consecutive days.

‫Did you know that?

‫I'm not sure. ‫I was only responsible...

‫Responsible for recording ‫the statement, right?

‫You just said you confirmed ‫the defendant's memory was normal,

‫that she was coherent and lucid.

‫But you didn't notice...

‫she gave so many statements ‫that didn't match the facts.

‫Can you really confirm her memory ‫was normal, coherent, and lucid?

‫We were only responsible ‫for taking the statement.

‫If the defendant intended to lie,

‫there's no way ‫we would know immediately.

‫You took her statement...

‫one week after the incident.

‫The police already had ‫all the information...

‫I just mentioned.

‫We were suddenly instructed...

‫to go and take the statement.

‫We didn't have time ‫to prepare at all.

‫When you took her statement,

‫you didn't even have ‫the basic facts.

‫How can you say my client...

‫had a normal memory and was lucid?

‫In fact, the defendant ‫didn't mean to deceive you.

‫The things she said ‫that didn't match the facts...

‫were trivial and easily verifiable.

‫She had no reason to lie to you.

‫If you had ‫paid closer attention then,

‫you would have realized...

‫the defendant's mental state...

‫was unfit for taking a statement.

‫Do you know...

‫that on the same night ‫you took her statement,

‫the doctor found...

‫the defendant had memory distortion ‫more than once?

‫I didn't know.

‫I put it to you...

‫that you disregarded ‫the defendant's mental state.

‫Just to get the job done,

‫you recorded a statement ‫full of errors.

‫- I disagree. ‫- Your Honor, no further questions.

‫Defendant, please tell us about...

‫the situation when you gave ‫your statement at the hospital.

‫Actually, I don't really remember...

‫the details of that day anymore.

‫Regarding the police officer ‫taking your statement,

‫do you have any recollection?

‫My memory is very vague.

‫I only remember the police ‫asking me things,

‫but I forgot what they asked me.

‫If you thought there was a problem ‫with the statement-taking process,

‫why didn't you raise it ‫during the last two trials?

‫Why are you suddenly objecting now?

‫I didn't even know ‫I couldn't remember things.

‫It was when I fainted ‫in court last time...

‫and was sent to the hospital...

‫that I realized there was ‫a problem with my memory.

‫I put it to you ‫that you know very well...

‫that when you gave your statement,

‫your memory and mind were ‫perfectly fine.

‫No, they weren't.

‫I really remembered ‫many wrong things.

‫Given that the defendant's ‫cautioned statement...

‫may have been taken ‫under unfair circumstances,

‫and the prosecution ‫has failed to prove...

‫its admissibility ‫beyond reasonable doubt,

‫this court rules...

‫to not admit the cautioned statement ‫as evidence.

‫Today is the third trial...

‫of the Avalon Hotel murder case.

‫Yeung Yi Ting's prison van...

‫has just entered the court ‫through this passage.

‫The trial process of this case...

‫has been full of twists and turns.

‫The jury was dismissed halfway ‫through the first trial.

‫In the second trial, the defendant ‫was convicted of murder.

‫Unexpectedly, ‫the appeal was successful,

‫and the case was sent back ‫for retrial.

‫Now in its third trial,

‫the DOJ has also reduced the charge ‫from murder to manslaughter.