Hong Kong man cleared in wife assault case
SCMP · 1 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago1 MIN
Summary
A Hong Kong court has acquitted former auxiliary police officer Adnan Mohammad of a common assault charge over an alleged attack on his wife at their Wong Tai Sin flat. Magistrate Claudia Ng Cheuk-hwa said contradictions in the complainant’s evidence meant the court could not safely determine what had happened between the couple.
Key Points
- Magistrate Claudia Ng Cheuk-hwa on Thursday found Adnan Mohammad not guilty of one count of common assault.
- The charge concerned an alleged incident at the couple’s Wong Tai Sin home on July 20, 2025, during an argument over caring for their crying baby.
- Wife Shazia Parveen said Mohammad hit her arms and pushed her onto a sofa, but changed her account about whether anyone else was present.
- Parveen first said nobody else was in the flat, then later admitted Mohammad’s brother had been sleeping there at the time.
- The magistrate said Parveen had not told her social worker or her son’s doctor about earlier alleged abuse, which she raised in court for the first time.
Why It Matters
The ruling turned on the court’s assessment of witness credibility rather than a finding about domestic conflict more broadly. It also meant the Department of Justice was ordered to pay Mohammad’s legal costs after the acquittal.