Court gives plastic surgeon absolute discharge in botox death case
發佈日期: 2025-11-12 22:36
TVB News
93-year-old doctor Franklin Li Wang-pong was earlier charged with manslaughter. He was found to have unlawfully killed a patient due to gross negligence. Today, he was discharged unconditionally in the High Court.
Li arrived at the High Court to hear the verdict this morning.
In 2018, at a beauty centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Li administered botox injections to a 52-year-old patient, but the combination of multiple medications resulted in her death. Li was charged with gross negligence leading to the unlawful killing of a patient.
In September of this year, a High Court jury unanimously ruled that the defendant, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and severe cognitive impairment, was unfit to give a defence.
Last month, the court held a "special hearing," and the jury, under new oaths, unanimously found Li to have killed unlawfully.
Judge Anthony Kwok said during sentencing that the incident was an unnecessary death. Kwok said the defendant failed to immediately disclose to medical staff what medications he had administered to the victim.
However, considering the defendant's old age and health conditions, and the fact that he could receive better care at home, the court sentenced Li to unconditional release.
Li's lawyer apologised to the deceased's family after the sentencing.
Li got into a private car afterwards. He did not answer questions from the press.
