Showing remorse, Ng Sing-yiu spared jail for tying two stray mongrels in nylon bags at Po Lin Monastery and abandoning them in the wild

A chef at a prominent Buddhist monastery in Hong Kong has been sentenced to 160 hours of community service for wrapping two stray dogs in nylon bags and abandoning them in the wild last year.

West Kowloon Court on Thursday spared 65-year-old Ng Sing-yiu from jail after his probation officer found the defendant genuinely regretted his misdeeds and displayed a “strong desire” to turn over a new leaf.

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