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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.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Spanish police have broken up a trafficking ring. Photo: Shutterstock
Spain

Spanish police break up Chinese trafficking ring

The gang deceived young women, capturing them with the aim of selling them into prostitution in Spain, Greece and the United States.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Phishing alert as Hong Kong workers warned to be wary of fake company emails

Indonesia

Will Bali bombing suspect Hambali be set free after 18 years in prison?

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France

Indonesia, France agree to repatriate French death row convict

Serge Atlaoui, 61, said to be suffering from cancer, was arrested in 2005 and due to be executed in 2015, when he was granted a reprieve.

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French drug convict and Indonesia death row prisoner Serge Atlaoui is escorted by police upon his arrival at court in 2015. Photo: AFP
Singapore

Singapore court sentences man to 19 ½ years for raping daughter’s helper

He gave the victim wine and ‘supplement injections’ before sexually assaulting her.

Japan

Outrage in Japan over man suspected of killing 77 rabbits on famed tourist island

The man, charged with kicking a rabbit to death on Okunoshima, reportedly said he was curious how they would react to ‘bullying’.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 2 more suspects in Yuen Long knife attack

Insider says latest suspects are construction workers and suspected of being members of triad group.

Hong Kong police have made two more arrests in connection with a knife attack in Yuen Long. Photo: Jelly Tse
From our archives

In 1977, a local teacher murdered his wife in a brutal hacking in Hong Kong

The couple were married in China in 1944, but fell out of touch when the husband moved to Hong Kong in 1949 and remarried – when they reconnected in 1962, the situation became untenable.

Malaysia

Vapes turn cash cow for corrupt Malaysian officials, netting US$45,000 monthly

The anti-corruption agency seized thousands of vape pens and arrested suspects, including customs officers, during a recent operation.

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Italy

Italy’s top court upholds Amanda Knox slander conviction

The decision marks the final act of a legal drama that began with the murder of her British flatmate Meredith Kercher in 2007.

Amanda Knox talks to reporters outside her mother’s home in Seattle, Washington, in March 2015. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

Meet Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht, who was just pardoned by Donald Trump

Penn State graduate Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison for running Silk Road, a drug marketplace on the dark web that conducted more than US$200 million in illegal drugs trade using bitcoin.

Donald Trump has officially pardoned Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht. Photo: @BitcoinMagazine/X
Britain

UK teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed event gets 52 years in jail

Axel Rudakubana admitted to carrying out murders that shocked Britain and was followed by nationwide rioting.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 13 who sold non-existent tickets to Andy Lau concerts

Highest individual loss was HK$640,000 for purchase of 544 tickets to Lau’s shows.

Crime in Hong Kong

4 arrested over deadly knife attack in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long

Two suspects arrested by Thai immigration police and escorted back to Hong Kong.

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Thailand immigration police speak to suspects fleeing a murder case in Hong Kong at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
Singapore

Man accused of raping wife in Singapore, threatening to stab her with rod

It’s the first case since the city state repealed marital immunity for rape in 2020.

Singapore’s skyline. A man is on trial in the city state for raping his wife. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong police question 2 polling institute workers as part of fugitive probe

The force asked two staff members to help with investigation, after questioning leading pollster and family of fugitive Chung Kim-wah.

Donald Trump

Trump picks an agent who covered him in shooting to lead Secret Service

Sean Curran was part of Donald Trump’s security detail during an attempted assassination in Pennsylvania last July.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Electric shocks, physical assault: inside Southeast Asia’s forced labour camps

Recent high-profile rescue of mainland actor Wang Xing has put the plight of thousands trapped in compounds in focus.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Japan

Teenage girls groped by Japan’s ‘chikan’ train perverts offered exam resits

It follows widespread reports of train gropers targeting students who were heading to university entrance exams over the weekend.

Hong Kong

Editorial | Illegal cross-border services do not pay

Arrest of rogue Hong Kong tour guides from mainland China and clamp on so-called reverse purchasing are to be welcomed.

Gun violence in the US

US teen kills female student then shoots himself at Nashville high school

Police are examining online writings and social media posts connected to the shooter as they work to establish a motive.

A parent prays as she waits for her daughter at a reunification site following the shooting. Photo: AP
US-China relations

US man says he set fire to congressman’s office over TikTok ban

Caiden Stachowicz, 19, faces more than 50 years behind bars if convicted of charges including arson and making terrorist threats.

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TikTok went dark on Saturday but came back online hours later. Photo illustration: dpa
Crime in Hong Kong

Thailand assures Hongkongers over safety amid forced labour scams

Thai consulate in Hong Kong says country is working with neighbouring countries to clamp down on scam farms.

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Japan

1 dead, 2 injured in stabbing attack near Japan railway station

Police are hunting for the suspect, who is believed to be in possession of a bladed weapon and wore a white cloth over his head.

Germany

Knife attacker in Germany kills 2, including child

A 28-year-old man from Afghanistan was arrested close to the crime scene, police said.

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Rescue vehicles near a crime scene in Aschaffenburg, Germany, where two people were killed in a knife attack. Photo: AP
Pakistan

Lion mauls Pakistani man who was filming TikTok video

The mauling occurred in Lahore after the social media enthusiast entered the lion’s cage to shoot a video.

Lions in a private zoo in Karachi. Trade of wild animals is a roaring business in Pakistan. Photo: AFP
Britain

Rupert Murdoch’s UK news group apologises to Prince Harry

News Group Newspapers settled in the lawsuit over a phone hacking scandal.

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United States

Trump pardons imprisoned Silk Road founder for online drug scheme

US president makes good on a campaign pledge to free the mastermind behind the illicit drug marketplace Silk Road.

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