Swedish businessman Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, whose rape conviction was upheld by Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal. Photo: Hong Kong Free Press/HKFP Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal has rejected the appeal of Swedish businessman Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, confirming his convictions for raping his Nepalese domestic helper and committing non‑consensual buggery, Dimsum Daily reports. He was ordered…
Patrik Tobias Ekstrom is appealing his Hong Kong conviction and seven-year sentence for raping his Nepali domestic worker in 2022. Photo: Hong Kong Free Press. A Swedish businessman jailed for seven years has appealed his conviction at Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal. The case involves a former domestic worker in Hong Kong. Patrik Tobias Ekstrom…
A Hong Kong court has lifted a temporary anonymity order and ruled that a barrister cannot keep his identity hidden in criminal proceedings over allegations that he twice molested a former pupil nine years ago. Eastern Court’s Principal Magistrate David Cheung Chi-wai ruled the media could report the name of the defendant, Simon So Shun-yan,…