A former Hong Kong Correctional Services Department officer, Tam Lik-chung, was sentenced to three years in jail for severely wounding an inmate at Pik Uk Prison on December 26, 2023. Tam repeatedly assaulted the victim with a stick, causing rectal bleeding, and then tried to cover up the crime by asking the inmate to lie.
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A former Hong Kong prison officer Tam, 33, has admitted to severely wounding an inmate by thrusting a stick into his rectum at Pik Uk Prison in Sai Kung. The assault occurred on December 26, 2023, after the victim sprinkled baby powder on Tam during a bingo game. Tam led Chiu to a staircase and ordered him to bend down before the attack.
