Urine-spiked drinks suspect wears ‘Enjoy Coca-Cola' T-shirt to Hong Kong court
Police on Tuesday escorted defendant Franklin Lo Kim-ngai to Kowloon City Court to face a charge of administering a noxious substance with intent to injure. He is alleged to have committed the offence at a Sham Shui Po branch of the Wellcome supermarket chain on August 6.
Lo, who sported a grey T-shirt emblazoned with words 'Enjoy Coca-Cola', was not required to speak apart from confirming he understood the allegation.
A charge sheet said the accused doctored an unspecified amount of Coca-Cola Plus and 7-Up drinks and put them inside a Wellcome outlet at the Nam Cheong Place shopping centre 'with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy' people.
Magistrate Patrick Tsang Hing-tung adjourned the case until October 21 pending a police investigation, before dismissing Lo's application for bail.
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