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Crime
Crime news including the latest on murder cases, the hunt for serial killers, triads, court cases and trials, shootings, burglary, armed robbery and corruption.
Media attend a press briefing where Thai police showed pictures of surrogate babies in 2014, the year before Thailand banned commercial surrogacy. Photo: AP
Thailand

Wombs for hire: the painful price of Asia’s lawless baby trade

Commercial surrogacy is illegal in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. It is also worth an estimated US$15 billion a year.

Crime in Hong Kong

65 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown targeting illicit triad-linked income sources

Indonesia

At Indonesia’s sharia frontier, a complicated love affair with flogging

Britain

Man arrested on suspicion of murdering ex-UK minister Ann Widdecombe

A staunch Brexiteer, Widdecombe was known for her bluntness and socially conservative views even before she became a Reform UK spokeswoman.

Ann Widdecombe speaks during a Brexit Party rally in Peterborough, Britain, in May 2019. Photo: Reuters
Scams and swindles

Jiaying Chen, who wed at least 14 men in Vegas fraud scheme, to plead guilty

She allegedly asked her victims for money to help a sick relative in China, but instead used the funds to gamble, authorities say.

Terrorism

Greek anti-terror police arrest 3 after car blast kills 1

Leftist and anarchist groups often use improvised explosives to target political figures, banks and companies in Greece.

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US-China relations

2 men sentenced for roles in trafficking fentanyl analogues from China to the US

Accused were among nine individuals charged and convicted for their part in importing more than one metric tonne of drugs into the US.

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Two men from the US state of New Jersey were sentenced this week for their roles in a drug trafficking organisation that imported fentanyl analogues from China. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Gun violence in the US

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing expressed regret after shooting, roommate says

In a video interview played in court, Tyler Robinson’s ex-partner says the suspect wept and planned to surrender to police.

Hungary

Man jailed for killing US tourist in Hungary during ‘intimate encounter’

After his arrest in 2024, the man claimed Michalski’s death had been an accident. But police said he had attempted to cover up his crime.

Singapore

Singaporean man pleads guilty to starving, beating children at facility

Pupils at the educational facility endured months of abuse by the 31-year-old, who had no childcare or teaching qualifications.

A Singaporean man hired to tutor primary school pupils beat and starved them instead. Photo: Shutterstock
Pokemon

Video | Pokemon cards are fuelling a global crime spree

A burglary at a trading-card shop in Niigata, Japan, saw 5,000 cards worth 10 million yen (US$62,000) stolen on Monday.

Theft of Pokemon trading cards is trending worldwide, with thieves hitting a collectible that has outperformed the US stock market.
Germany

Germany jails man 10 years for fatal attack on train conductor

The man had attacked the conductor after being found without a ticket, hitting the conductor so hard that he later died of brain haemorrhage.

Crime in Hong Kong

8 Hong Kong teens arrested over taking cash from gang to splash paint on doors

Police say crime syndicate used popular social media platforms and messaging apps to recruit teenagers into intimidating debtors.

Crime in Hong Kong

Corruption watchdog charges 3 over HK$1.3 million elderly care voucher fraud

Trio allegedly conspired with 10 carers to fake attendance records, overstating 5,000 hours across 130 users.

The ICAC has said it launched an investigation after a corruption complaint was referred by the Social Welfare Department. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime in Hong Kong

Former PolyU student arrested for allegedly submitting fake academic documents

Insider says ex-student, dismissed for poor performance, handed in fake certificate and transcripts at PolyU centre.

A former PolyU student has been arrested for allegedly using forged academic documents. Photo: Sun Yeung
Crime in Hong Kong

Woman charged with murder after shoving match on minibus escalates into fatal brawl

Two female passengers scuffle aboard Aberdeen minibus and continue to fight after alighting, with suspect accused of strangling victim.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Opinion | Sexual offences law review a chance to make clear what constitutes abuse

Reforms will provide greater clarity, update the city’s framework and give better protection to the most vulnerable.

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United States

US man Jeffrey Ying sentenced for stealing rare Chinese manuscript from UCLA

Ying would borrow valuable classics from the university library then swap them for fakes before travelling to China.

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A group of people gets a guided tour of the University of California Los Angeles campus. Photo: TNS
Germany

Teen, 16, arrested after two girls seriously wounded in German school ‘rampage’

At least two girls are seriously injured in the suspected ‘rampage’.

Germany

German ‘serial killer’ doctor gets life in prison for 15 murders

Prosecutors said during the proceedings that the palliative care doctor was suspected of having killed more than 70 other people.

Japan

Woman arrested in Japan for sewing roommate’s lips together

The woman and the victim were flatmates, and the victim had been ‘too scared to run away’ before the incident.

Tokyo Tower in Japan. A woman living in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of sewing her flatmate’s lips together with a needle and thread. Photo: Reuters
Norway

Norway police says 28 arrested in international child porn operation

The men, aged 22 to 54, had been arrested in Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany.

A visual representation of digital cryptocurrencies, including Monero. The arrested men had used the cryptocurrency Monero to pay for access to several forums on the dark web. Photo: Getty Images
Canada

Canadian province prepares lawsuit against OpenAI after school mass shooting

Action being taken against OpenAI for its failure to alert authorities to violent prompts on ChatGPT before the shooting.

Australia

YouTube says Sydney massacre ‘crisis actor’ video can stay online

The video calls an Isis-inspired attack that left 15 dead a ‘false flag operation’, an Australian inquiry heard.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Cardinal in Morocco steps back from duties after sexual assault claims

Spanish-born Cristobal Lopez Romero, who denies wrongdoing, was seen by some as a potential successor to Pope Francis in the 2025 conclave.

Cristobal Lopez Romero at the Cathedral of Tunis in Tunisia in 2020. The archbishop of Rabat said he was stepping back from his duties on Tuesday amid claims of sexual assault. Photo: AFP
France

France’s Le Pen says she will run for president despite embezzlement conviction

An appeal court on Tuesday upheld Le Pen’s conviction for misusing public EU funds but shortened her ban on holding public office.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen before an interview on French TV channel TF1 following the verdict in her appeal trial over misuse of EU funds, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Ukraine

Ukrainian woman wanted in connection with Monaco bombing found dead

An officer in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency confessed to killing her, claiming to have acted on his own initiative.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka probes prison riot as death toll rises to 27

Rival gangs clashed inside the prison before overpowering guards, seizing their weapons and opening fire.

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