HK man, 81, in mercy killing of wife shown clemency by judge

An 81-year-old man in Hong Kong who killed his chronically ill partner to end her suffering will be released after nearly two years in custody as the judge said on Tuesday she would “temper justice with mercy”.

Expressing sympathy, Mrs Justice Judianna Barnes Wai-ling sentenced Wong Kok-man – who was detained in 2017 – to a two-year jail term, securing his release in about one month’s time, based on the length of time he already spent in remand, and a further reduction owing to good behaviour.