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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.
An Israeli ambulance car is parked near a car that exploded after being hit by a bomb in Holon, a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel on Sunday. Photo: Rettungsdienst Magen David Adom / dpa
Israel-Gaza war

5 members of Israel’s Arab minority killed in suspected crime spree

All 4 of Sunday’s incidents, which included car bombings, are linked to organised or criminal violence, according to police findings.

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Colombia

UK man arrested after woman’s body found in suitcase in Colombia

Accidents and personal safety

1 dead, 2 seriously injured as minibus mounts pavement, crashes in Hong Kong

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Crime in Hong Kong

3 held as Hong Kong police seize HK$180m of suspected cocaine at typhoon shelter

Mastermind and two key syndicate members are arrested in city’s largest drug bust in 12 months.

Kwan Chun-hin (left) and Lam Pak-kiu at a press briefing about the raid. Photo: Edmond So
Thailand

Australian arrested after Thai teen girl found dead in suitcase

Simon Peter Carman faces charges of murder, concealment of a body, moving or destroying a body, and taking a minor for sexual purposes.

Charles Leclerc

Formula One’s Charles Leclerc and 4 of his most expensive watches

The recently married Ferrari driver loves a pricey watch – though he’s had one of his limited edition RMs stolen off his wrist while signing autographs.

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Indonesia

Dozens arrested in Indonesia after anti-government protest turns violent

Around 100 people had gathered in Surabaya to protest a fuel price increase and the president’s flagship free meals scheme.

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A student throws a box that has been set on fire at riot police during a protest in Surabaya on Friday. Photo: AFP
United States

US billionaire Leon Black defends US$158 million paid to Epstein

‘I knew Jekyll. I didn’t know Hyde,’ the investor – who features prominently in the Epstein files – told US lawmakers.

Germany

Germany Christmas market attacker, a Saudi psychiatrist, sentenced to life

Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, an anti-Islam activist interested in the far-right, killed six and wounded hundreds by driving through crowds.

The Philippines

‘We love guns’: school shooting exposes reality of Philippine crisis

While the country has gun-control laws, most Filipinos simply ignore them and arm themselves without much difficulty, experts say.

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A security guard guides students as they enter an elementary school, a day after a school shooting in the city of Tacloban southeast ​of Manila, in Quezon City, Philippines, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Seoul

Video | South Korean ex-first lady gets 7 years for bribery

Kim was already serving a four-year sentence for corruption charges.

epa12918421 Supporters of former first lady Kim Keon-Hee hold up Kim's pictures as they rally outside Seoul High Court in Seoul, South Korea, 28 April 2026. An appeals court sentenced former-first lady Kim Keon-Hee to between 20 months and four years in prison on 28 April. She was indicted on charges of stock manipulation, bribery, and other corruption. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN
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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, mainland police smash HK$16.8 million cross-border phishing syndicate

Fifteen arrested after scammers impersonated government services, including Water Supplies Department, to dupe victims.

Donald Trump

Washington Reflecting Pool liner was sliced with blade, official says

National Park Service provides the first specific details of intentional damage at the site following Trump claims.

Sexual harassment and assault

Weinstein rape charge dropped after accuser says can’t endure fourth trial

The previous trial – which ended with a hung jury – had taken a visible toll on former actress Jessica Mann, who testified for five days.

Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Supreme Court in New York on Thursday. Photo: AP
Germany

German doctor admits to killing 12 patients in high-profile trial

The 40-year-old palliative care doctor is charged with killing 15 patients in total between September 2021 and July 2024.

A file image illustrating a judge’s gavel. A 40-year-old palliative care doctor confessed at the Berlin Regional Court on Thursday to killing 12 of his patients. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime in Hong Kong

Porn star Erena So arrested in Hong Kong for promoting overseas gambling website

Police discover illegal betting website hiring local personalities as brand ambassadors to attract gamblers.

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The Philippines

Philippines foils second planned high school attack in Leyte in days

Authorities got a tip-off on an ‘impending mass shooting’ in the province, two days after a shooting incident that killed three students.

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Singapore

He shared her nudes as revenge. She went undercover to get him jailed

Abdul Marzuq Waliyuddin Abdul Majid was also ordered to pay US$3,000 as compensation to the victim, who wanted to end her life.

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A woman’s undercover investigation exposed her ex-boyfriend’s revenge porn campaign in a religious-themed chat group. Photo: Shutterstock
Malaysia

Malaysian doctor in Australia remanded over 33 child sex offence charges

The court heard that the alleged offences, involving ‘eight, possibly nine victims’, had been captured on hidden cameras in consulting rooms.

Racism and other prejudice

Brazil detains Spanish woman for racism, in latest high-profile arrest

The country has some of the strictest anti-racism laws in Latin America, with penalties ranging from two to five years in prison and a fine.

Pakistan

French woman freed in Pakistan after years of alleged captivity by husband

Sylvie Yasmina was rescued after one of her five children managed to leave the house and get to a nearby police station.

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Sylvie Yasmina thanks officers for rescuing her, in a video recorded by police and shared with the media. Photo: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police
Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong national security police arrest 2 bookshop owners over alleged sedition

Hunter Bookstore owners, former district councillor Leticia Wong and local man arrested on suspicion of committing acts with seditious intent.

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Leticia Wong owns Hunter Bookstore in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Natalie Wong
Crime in Hong Kong

29 arrested in crackdown on loan sharks who charged victims 3,000% in interest

Syndicate set up call centre and posed as licensed finance companies, tricking victims into taking out loans.

The Philippines

After Philippines’ worst school shooting, a familiar hunt for easy answers

The Tacloban attack has reignited a debate over youth radicalisation online, but experts warn blanket bans ignore the real issue.

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Singapore

Singaporean woman jailed for slapping, punching helper over job performance

Hazel Phang Fong Yen was also ordered to pay US$3,422 in compensation for repeated physical assaults on the Myanmar national.

Singapore’s skyline. A woman was jailed for abusing her domestic worker in the city state. Photo: Xinhua
Thailand

Thai officials caught altering exam scores for bribes of up to US$24,000

Thousands of applicants allegedly paid bribes to secure civil service positions in the multimillion-dollar fraud.

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A view of downtown Bangkok. A corruption investigation in Thailand into civil service exam scores for bribes has prompted questions over competence at local government offices across the country. Photo: Shutterstock
Fame and celebrity

Ransom note says Nancy Guthrie is dead, prompting plea from daughter Samantha

The US television host says the family will not stop looking for her other and begged viewers for any tips on the missing woman.

Britain

Former Scottish National Party chief jailed for 5 years for embezzling party funds

Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, admitted spending US$540,000 on items including a motorhome and cars.

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