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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.
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China Personalities

Profile | China big eater star Li Hangze admits to 35 million fans she is a man in disguise

Langweixian, above, presents herself as a woman and communicates in a feminine manner but her baritone voice has led many to speculate about her true gender for years. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

Hong Kong Economy

Hong Kong group ‘will not sign Panama deal next week’, Beijing to launch probe

The sale of CK Hutchison’s two ports at each end of the Panama Canal were part of a US$23 billion deal that will leave the company pocketing US$19 billion in cash. Photo: Reuters

China

China finds gold jackpot, US ‘has lost its way’: SCMP daily highlights

China may have found two massive deposits of gold using advanced technology. Photo: Shutterstock

Politics

Trump’s immigration crackdown hits Filipino green card holder, sparking fears

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A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer talks to a group of undocumented immigrants detained in Kansas. Photo: TNS

Trending in China

China schoolboy slapped 9 times for disrespect after addressing teacher by name

A primary schoolboy in China was slapped in the face nine times for “disrespecting” a teacher, sparking a fierce deabte on social media. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock
Dani Alves was sentenced to 4½ years in jail in February last year for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022. Photo: AFP
Sexual harassment and assault

Brazil footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction annulled

Alves was sentenced to 4½ years in jail in February last year for raping a young woman in the VIP bathroom of a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seizes 145kg of suspected gold bars worth HK$110 million

Hong Kong courts

Man who hit girlfriend in head tells Hong Kong court he didn’t intend to kill

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong anti-corruption agency vows to quash bribery of imported workers

Previous case resulted in 23 convictions over alleged HK$6 million of bribes from 58 imported workers on the airport’s third-runway project.

ICAC Commissioner Danny Woo Ying-ming has vowed to crack down on bribery cases involving the city’s imported workers amid a rising trend. Photo: Jonathan Wong
The Netherlands

5 hurt, 2 seriously in Amsterdam stabbing

A bystander overpowered the suspected attacker, who is in custody and is being treated for a leg injury.

Crime in Hong Kong

4 arrested over attempted robbery at knife point in Hong Kong tourist area

Assailants allegedly attempted to steal luggage, which contained about HK$42 million, leaving victim with forehead wound.

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Crime in Hong Kong

PhD student fined for splashing semen leaves Hong Kong, skips review of sentence

Lai Changwei, 26, fails to appear at court hearing in which Department of Justice seeks review of sentence it considers inadequate.

A general view of West Kowloon Court in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Jelly Tse
Thailand

Thailand offers rewards for reporting e-cigarette use as vaping concerns rise

Thailand’s new initiative aims to curb vaping and protect public health, with fines and jail terms for offenders.

Singapore

Police hunt for Singaporean man after girlfriend found dead in Thailand

Officers found the victim’s body wrapped in a bedsheet and blanket in the bathroom of a building.

United States

US homeland security chief warns migrants in visit to El Salvador mega-jail

Kristi Noem’s trip to CECOT comes as the Trump administration seeks to show it is deporting the ‘worst of the worst’.

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks as prisoners look out from a cell. Photo: Reuters
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial for attempted coup

A conviction could spell the end of the ex-president’s hopes of making a Trump-style comeback and land him in prison for over 40 years.

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the media after leaving the Senate building in Brasilia on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity

Who is Gérard Depardieu’s ex-wife, Élisabeth Depardieu?

French actor Gérard Depardieu is currently standing trial on charges of sexual assault, but he’s always been a controversial figure – here’s what you need to know about his ex-wife, Élisabeth.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police hunt for helper who allegedly assaulted cancer patient, 81

Security footage circulating online shows helper restraining bedridden elderly woman and stuffing a towel into her mouth.

Japan

Japan police propose ATM curbs for elderly to combat fraud

The plan calls for a daily withdrawal or transfer limit of almost US$2,000 via ATMs for bank accounts belonging to those aged 75 and above.

Japanese police are proposing ATM withdrawal and transfer limits for elderly users to curb a surge in fraud cases. Photo: Xinhua
Icons and Influencers

Who is progressive US politician Cori Bush’s husband, Cortney Merritts?

Part of the collective known as The Squad, with AOC, Cori Bush was previously accused of paying her husband Merritts – an Illinois native and army veteran – for security, although he was unlicensed.

Cori Bush’s husband, Cortney Merritts, has been accused of using taxpayers’ money for his own benefit. Photos: @coribush/Instagram; @CortneyMerritt4/X
The Philippines

Brewing justice: Philippines cafe offers healing and hope after Duterte’s ICC arrest

The coffee shop, dedicated to victims of the former president’s drug war, described his arrest as ‘the first step’ towards justice.

Japan

Video | Japan pays US$1.45 million to former death row inmate

Iwao Hakamada, a former boxer, spent 47 years awaiting execution until he was freed in 2014

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Pakistan

Scent of scandal: Pakistani YouTuber’s perfume stirs religious controversy

Rajab Butt was charged with blasphemy after launching a perfume named ‘295’, referring to blasphemy legislation in Pakistan’s penal code.

Rajab Butt pictured in a jail cell last year after being arrested on an unrelated charge. Photo: X/FearlessWolfess
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong father who shook 3-year-old daughter to death jailed for life

With 12 previous convictions, Lau Kai-ping had been out of jail for only a few months before he committed the murder, court shows.

Singapore

Singapore jails man who pressured 13-year-old girl into adult photo shoot

Details of Tnee Chin Kiat’s offences only came to light after he was arrested for approaching an 11-year-old girl to also model for him.

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Crime in Hong Kong

63% of Hong Kong pupils face online sexual advances from adults: police survey

Police warn that teenagers who start using social media at a young age run a higher risk of being approached.

Police chief Raymond Siu (fourth left) joins the launch ceremony for a series of comic books warning about online risks for children. Photo: Sun Yeung
Indonesia

Delivery of dead rats to Indonesian reporters sparks fears over freedom curbs

The incident allegedly targeting Tempo happened three days after a severed pig’s head was sent to a reporter from the magazine.

A box of headless, dead rats that was sent to Tempo’s journalists in Jakarta is the latest incident of press intimidation in Indonesia. Photo: Shutterstock
Vietnam

Vietnamese tycoon facing death sentence scrambles to repay fraud billions

Truong My Lan’s lawyer said she was securing funds to appeal her life sentence, on top of the US$11 billion she needs to avoid execution.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest parent after boy, 5, found wandering alone

The boy was spotted walking alone at 100 Ching Tak Street after 7pm on Monday.

The Philippines

Opinion | In handing Duterte to ICC, Marcos stirs up Philippine hornets’ nest

Too many questions surround the abrupt U-turn on cooperation with the International Criminal Court, from sovereignty to political persecution.

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Police block protesters as they try to march towards Malacanang palace in Manila, Philippines, on March 17 to call on the government to rejoin the ICC after the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: AP
France

Man on trial in France for burning wife to death

Mounir Boutaa allegedly attacked Chahinez Daoud following their separation, shot her in both legs, poured petrol on her and set her on fire.

Protesters in front of Bordeaux court on Monday hold signs during a demonstration on the sidelines of the trial of Mounir Boutaa. Photo: AFP
Human trafficking

Tate brothers check in at police station after returning to Romania

Andrew and Tristan Tate comply with judicial measures after a trip to the US.

South Korea

South Korean man jailed for rape after washing machine’s reflection captures assault

Forensic scientists were able to enhance video of the reflection enough that the man confessed to his crime upon seeing it.

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