Man Jailed for Forcing Girl Off Balcony - November 1, 2002

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong man was sentenced to 18 years in jail on Friday after forcing a teenage girl to jump from a highrise apartment balcony while threatening her at knifepoint.

The girl was injured, but survived after falling into the balcony of the flat below after Wong Chi-wai, 26, had intimidated her into jumping.

The High Court sentenced him after he had pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Chui Shuk-kwan, who was 15 when the November 1998 incident took place.

Wong recently finished a five-year jail term for encouraging another young girl to jump to her death.

High Court Judge Peter Nguyen, said the facts admitted by Wong showed Chui had been forced to drink disinfectant and then had insecticide sprayed on her while they were at the 22nd floor apartment of a friend.

Wong then pointed a knife at Chui, saying: "You jump down to death ... If you don't jump, I will push you down."

He then mutilated a pet hamster kept at the flat and threw it at Chui before threatening her with the knife again.

The judge said Wong had 13 convictions in the past, including two for assault.

--In Marty's World this guy would be dead.