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Crime news including the latest on murder cases, the hunt for serial killers, triads, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
Anniversary of anti-corruption body serves as a reminder of just how far city has come and how it has to continue the battle.
Three serious Hong Kong government breaches in a week are an embarrassment and highlight need for public and private sectors to eliminate latest risks.
Heartbreaking case of alleged child abuse by nanny from city neighbourhood scheme raises questions about screening, instruction and assessment.
Automatic right to screens in Hong Kong courts that spare complainants from having to face the accused would encourage victims of crime to come forward, and enhance justice.
While authorities should promote safe internet practices for the young and vulnerable, parents can strengthen the first line of defence by staying vigilant about their children’s online activities.
Some domestic helpers are sharing their bank accounts with scammers for rewards of between HK$1,000 and HK$2,000, police say.
Pickton, who is thought to have taken dozens of female victims to his pig farm, was assaulted by another inmate while serving a life sentence for the murders.
The 2024 presidential campaign has entered unprecedented territory after Donald Trump became the first former US president convicted of a crime.
The New Jersey rep is seeking a second term, but his influential father’s corruption trial may be affecting his political career … here’s what you need to know
Investigation finds syndicate imported women from mainland China as sex workers to offer services in subdivided flats.
Ordinary residents with no intention of breaking law are unlikely to be troubled by the implications of court’s ruling, scholar says.
The guilty verdict in his hush money trial would not stop the Republican candidate from running for the top job, or being sworn in from prison if he beats Biden.
Donald Trump is first the former US president convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty on 34 charges in his hush money case.
Lau Kwok-kei, Zafar Tai and two teenagers admitted abducting victim in broad daylight outside Stanley Prison on December 17, 2022.
Readers discuss how organisations can outsmart the scammers, the post office’s ‘user pays’ principle, tackling food waste as a start, and the vandalism of the grave of a beloved Hong Kong musician.
The 41-year-old was sentenced to six years and seven months’ jail and eight strokes of the cane.
Wang Yunhe allegedly amassed at least US$99 million in profits by reselling access to a ‘zombie network’ of malware-infected computers in nearly 200 countries.
These seven men and five women are tasked with deciding if the ex-US president is guilty of any of 34 felony counts of falsifying his company’s records.
The jury has begun deliberations on the first-ever trial of an ex-US president, even as he makes a bid to return to the White House.
A nine-member jury at the Court of First Instance found Sit Yi Ki, Lam Wing Ki and Tam Cheuk Hang guilty of manipulating the shares of Ching Lee Holdings.
Mariko Takeuchi was the first Japanese national to be sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Malaysia. She could now walk free by 2029.
Vietnamese authorities last year issued arrest warrant for former Cyberport chairman Lee George Lam in connection with country’s biggest financial fraud.
Police say fake customer services staff frauds an ‘increasing trend’, with HK$4.16 million the biggest single loss logged.
Closing arguments offered both sides a final chance to score points with the jury before it starts deliberating the first felony case against an ex-US president.
NGOs that work with migrants such as domestic helpers say cases of them becoming involved in money laundering have increased fourfold in two years.
Police took Pegi Setiawan into custody and insisted he was the last fugitive linked to the deaths of teenagers Vina Dewi Arsita and her boyfriend Eky.
Among those detained is activist Chow Hang-tung, security chief Chris Tang reveals.
London museum said last year that more than 1,000 items including jewellery, gems and Greek pottery, had been stolen. FBI’s efforts include contacting people who bought items on eBay.
The country’s social welfare agency has found Facebook pages involved in the sale of children, with some being peddled by their parents themselves.
Syndicate lured domestic helpers with as little as HK$1,000 each to set up bank accounts to launder HK$10 million in criminal proceeds in six months, force says.
Society for the Protection of Children says extra floor to be added to its headquarters will be dedicated to care and training for children and counselling for parents.
Being drunk and apologising for one’s misbehaviour are, it seems, steps on the path to absolution in the eyes of many Japanese.