Barrister Stephanie Tseung argued that the defendant, with a Form 5 (US equivalent: High School Junior) education level, cannot handle the complex legal views of the trial, and that the judge did not take this into account.
bˈæɹɪstɚ stˈɛfəni tsjˈuːŋ ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðætðə dᵻfˈɛndənt, wɪð ɐ fˈɔːɹm fˈaɪv jˌuːˈɛs ɪkwˈɪvələnt: hˈaɪ skˈuːl dʒˈuːnjɚ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən lˈɛvəl, kænˈɑːt hˈændəl ðə kˈɑːmplɛks lˈiːɡəl vjˈuːz ʌvðə tɹˈaɪəl, ænd ðætðə dʒˈʌdʒ dɪdnˌɑːt tˈeɪk ðɪs ˌɪntʊ ɐkˈaʊnt.