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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.
A fake identity document for a mainland law enforcement official was among items seized. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong student arrested over HK$3m scam deceived by same swindlers

Arrested university student, 19, says she was called by scammers who demanded she follow their instructions to prove her own innocence.

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Singapore

Doctor and friend jailed for taking drugs at Singapore villa party

Argentina

Doctors ignored ‘warning signs’ before Maradona’s death, court hears

7 healthcare professionals have been on trial since April for potential negligence leading up to the Argentine footballer’s death in 2020.

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Diego Maradona waves to supporters in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2015. The football legend died in 2020. Photo: AFP
Canada

Man charged with bomb threat against US consulate in Canada

The incident in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has heightened concern around US diplomatic security in Canada after recent Toronto shootings.

United States

Rights groups sue the Trump administration over ICC sanctions

Lawsuit says Trump’s executive order targeting the International Criminal Court for investigating Israeli crimes in Palestine is ‘illegal’.

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Thailand

Bullets and bloodshed: why Thailand is struggling to tackle gun violence

The recent school shooting and killing of an official have raised the tally to 12 in three weeks in the tiny province of Nonthaburi alone.

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A forensic police officer marks a bullet casing as evidence at the site of a shooting at the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation office on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Gautam Adani

US judge dismisses criminal case against Indian billionaire Adani

Move comes after the Justice Department said it had decided to abandon the fraud and bribery case in which Adani Group has denied wrongdoing.

United States

Lawyer probes psychiatrist’s care before Lindsay Clancy killed her children

The lawyer highlighted Jennifer Tufts’ use of short video calls with little time for therapy, implying the doctor was a box-checking ‘robot’.

Hong Kong courts

Diamond buyer admits stealing HK$11m worth of gems to fund gambling addiction

Ex-Tse Sui Luen procurement manager resold diamonds from suppliers over six years, depositing up to HK$300,000 a month into a betting account.

Mui Ka-fai, 63, pleaded guilty at the High Court to stealing diamonds worth more than HK$11 million from suppliers over six years. Photo: Warton Li
Malaysia

Malaysian MP offers US$1,200 bounty for arsonist after attack on elderly woman

The 62-year-old victim suffered 50 per cent burns to her body after she was doused with petrol and set on fire at a Kuala Lumpur shop.

A victim lies on the floor. A 62-year-old woman is in critical condition after being set on fire on Sunday. Photo: Shutterstock
Indonesia

Discovery of almost 1,000 weapons in Indonesian school fuels safety fears

Suspected narcotics and pornographic CDs were also found in a room used by a former chair of a school foundation.

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Thailand

Former MP arrested in Thailand after shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

The incident comes just days after a teen’s killing rampage at a school reignited debate over gun control.

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Ireland

Alleged Irish crime boss charged in Dublin after extradition from Dubai

Daniel Kinahan remanded in custody over charges of directing an international crime group following handover by UAE authorities.

Armed military officers stand guard at Casement Aerodrome, where extradited alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan landed in Ireland. Photo: EPA
Germany

Cologne marches for queer community after Berlin Pride attack

The organisers of Cologne’s own Pride celebrations called for Sunday’s rally 2 weeks after the Islamist attack in the German capital.

People take part in the solidarity march, held under the slogan “Cologne Shows Solidarity, Cologne Takes a Stand”, in Cologne, Germany on Sunday. Photo: dpa
Thailand

Thai school shooter had watched violent content online: police

Police also said that last year a teacher had confiscated a BB gun, a type of air gun, that the boy took ‌to school.

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Thailand

‘I felt like ‌we weren’t going to survive’: how Thai school shooting unfolded

Eyewitness accounts reveal chaos as students barricaded classrooms and hid near the windows during the mayhem.

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Thailand

Girl, 12, dies after Thailand school shooting, bringing death toll to 9

Five staff and the attacker’s grandparents were also killed before he apparently took his own life. Fourteen people are in hospital.

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People leave flowers outside Debsirin Nonthaburi secondary school on Saturday, the day after a 14-year old pupil went on the rampage with a gun. Photo: AFP
Crime in Hong Kong

Man falls to death after cleaver attack on neighbour in lift over noise dispute

Police believe the attack was premeditated, with neighbours repeatedly quarrelling over noise.

Hong Kong courts

Bar Association broadly backs new offence for persistent child sexual abuse

Hong Kong Bar Association vice-chairman Martin Hui says four ‘safeguards’ are needed to ensure fairness for both defendant and victim.

Americas and the Caribbean

Trump ally Abelardo de la Espriella sworn in as Colombia president

The right-wing ex-lawyer who calls himself ‘The Tiger’ vowed to bomb cocaine labs, build mega prisons and usher in closer ties with the US.

Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella salutes after taking the oath of office in Cali, Colombia, on Friday. Photo: AP
Malaysia

Anger in Malaysia as Liow pays fine, has money-laundering charges dropped

Nicky Liow returned to the public eye when a photo of him in the ruling party’s uniform standing next to Prime Minister Anwar went viral.

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Malaysian fugitive businessman Nicky Liow is brought to court in 2021. Photo: Weibo
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong weighs dedicated offence to tackle persistent child sex abuse

Security chief Chris Tang also reveals over 90 per cent of respondents back proposed overhaul of laws tackling sex crimes during consultation.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman loses HK$69m to scammers posing as mainland Chinese officials

Victim, 43, made multiple transfers after receiving calls from fraudsters claiming to be officials accusing her of committing a crime.

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Thailand

Thai teen kills at least 5 in school, after shooting grandparents at home

The 14-year-old suspect, who later killed himself, had used a gun that belonged to his grandfather, authorities say.

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Family members of a teacher who was killed in a school shooting are led to an ambulance in Bang Kruai district, Thailand’s Nonthaburi province, on Friday. Photo: TNS
Crime in Hong Kong

Editorial | As scams plague Hong Kong, vigilance should be the watchword

With the authorities issuing no fewer than five alerts related to deception schemes on a single day this week, it’s clear more needs to be done.

Victims of a scam involving a syndicate operating under the name Fun Coffee hold a press conference at the Legislative Council Complex on August 5. Photo: Jelly Tse
US-China relations

US presses China over alleged scam bosses despite growing police cooperation

Washington says Trump raised the issue with Xi as the FBI expands cooperation with Chinese police on cyberfraud.

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Germany

Germany jails man for life over deadly Munich car-ramming

Prosecutors said during the trial that Farhad N., an asylum seeker from Afghanistan, acted out of ‘religious motivation’.

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