A young Hong Kong woman who threw corrosive acid in a stranger’s face because she thought he was old, fat, short and ugly was on Monday sent to a psychiatric facility.
Madam Justice Esther Toh Lye-ping adopted psychiatrists’ recommendation to place Ng Lai-fong, 26, in hospital for six months after her pre-sentencing reports revealed a history of mental illnesses.
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