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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.
Lindsay Clancy and lawyer Kevin Reddington watch jurors in her murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Mental health

Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy child killings case

Jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether the former nurse was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three kids.

Crime in Hong Kong

IVF clinic’s embryo specimen mix-up linked to ‘intentional unlawful conduct’

Hong Kong courts

5 ParknShop and contractor staff who forged pay claims plead guilty to fraud

Hong Kong courts

Suspect deemed unfit to stand trial for alleged role in deadly hold-up in 1991

Jury rules Wen Wenye, 61, cannot be held criminally liable for murder and attempted robbery in 1991 due to cognitive impairment caused by lung cancer.

Police display images from the scene of the murder and attempted robbery during a press conference held in November 2023. Photo: Sam Tsang
The Philippines

‘Point of grievance’: Philippines urged to rethink school safety approach

A new bill aims to establish a comprehensive safety framework, but experts say measures must target mitigating violence much earlier.

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US-China relations

Another Chinese national dies in US immigration custody, raising profiling fears

Wei Lianyong, 51, reportedly died in Northern Mariana Islands on August 23, after he was found unresponsive at a local detention facility.

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Mental health

Holdout juror stopping verdict in Lindsay Clancy US child murder trial: lawyer

A note from the foreman suggests that one juror ‘refuses to listen’ to the judge about what constitutes reasonable doubt.

Lindsay Clancy looks at jurors as Judge Sullivan asks them to start deliberations in her triple murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Gun violence in the US

ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in shooting of Venezuelan man

Christian Castro shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown earlier this year.

Hong Kong courts

Defendant knew sexual acts with sister as teen ‘seriously wrong’, court told

Prosecution argues man, now 24, knew alleged sexual acts with sibling on five occasions were inappropriate.

Singapore

Luxury homes in Singapore money laundering case hit the auction block

A total of 25 properties, including a 4-bedroom penthouse, are expected to fetch millions in the auction.

Singapore’s skyline. Photo: Xinhua
Malta

Businessman acquitted in murder of Malta journalist that brought down government

Jury acquits Yorgen Fenech, accused by prosecutors of masterminding 2017 car-bomb killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Police and forensic experts inspect the wreckage of the car bomb that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017. Photo: AFP
Science

China in largest academic misconduct crackdown after ‘Student Geng’ scrutiny

NSFC names more than 40 researchers at 31 institutions in its biggest disclosure to date, following blogger’s allegations in April.

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Crime in Hong Kong

In Focus | Her nude became a sticker: Hong Kong women say image abuse thrives despite law

Advocates say city’s voyeurism laws need more teeth and call for tougher action on non-consensual image leaks and illicit group chats.

Vietnam

Vietnam arrests deputy minister over probe into huge bribes

Tran Van Thuan’s arrest comes as police investigate a scheme involving ‘smuggling’ and reselling of medical equipment at inflated prices.

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Police officers march during Vietnam’s National Day celebrations in Hanoi last year. Photo: AFP
Israel

Israel ready to remove Palestinians in Gaza once US approves, minister says

Defence Minister Israel Katz says there is ‘no real solution’ without migration and that Trump’s displacement plan is ‘frozen’.

Displaced Palestinian children gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday. Photo: APA Images/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police arrest 2 from clinic over sales of bogus ‘cancer vaccine’

Authorities seize more than 50 unregistered injections in investigation into product marketed as vaccine against more than 20 types of cancer.

Malaysia

Former Malaysian minister arrested in state haj fund corruption probe

Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency says the ex-minister is being investigated for his links to a hotel lease agreement in Saudi Arabia.

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United States

US judge rules alleged Charlie Kirk killer to stand trial, could face death penalty

Defendant Tyler Robinson pleads not guilty to aggravated murder charge in shooting at Utah college campus last year.

Deputy Utah County Attorney Ryan McBride points to defendant Tyler Robinson in court. Photo: The Salt Lake Tribune via AP
Singapore

Singapore jails Indian man who hid US$154,000 diamond in mouth during heist

Serasiya Milan Ramnikbhai and his accomplice were caught at the airport following the Chinatown robbery.

US-China relations

US Congress seeks to identify foreign countries behind scam calls

Inquiry comes as US government reports tying much of the financial damage from scams to Chinese criminal networks based in Southeast Asia.

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United States

Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti killed in Times Square stabbing

The suspect, Pamela Cisneros, was killed on Monday as police responded.

Police cordoned off the site of a Monday stabbing attack in New York. Photo: Xinhua
Germany

Explosive devices damage power lines near German coal plant

At least one device detonated, but others failed to go off. No one was hurt and there was no major blackout in the area.

Units at the Jaenschwalde power Plant. The Preilack substation distributes electricity generated at the Jaenschwalde plant both regionally and beyond. Photo: dpa
Royalty

Norway’s King Haakon VIII swears allegiance to constitution

Haakon’s wife Queen Mette-Marit, 53, was not beside her husband as she is still recovering from her June 17 transplant.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Candice Crawford, ex-NFL star Tony Romo’s wife and Chace Crawford’s sister

The ex-Dallas Cowboys quarterback was put on indefinite leave by CBS following an alleged DUI – but who is his wife and the mother to his 3 sons?

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Meet John Galliano’s long-time partner, celebrity stylist Alexis Roche

The designer’s 2027 show at the Met has been cancelled due to public backlash – meet his loyal partner, who’s styled A-listers such as Charlize Theron.

John Galliano (right) and his partner Alexis Roche at English columnist Meg Mathews’ 60th birthday in London in March. Photo: Getty Images
Malaysia

Malaysian police smash drug ring, seize US$1 million of meth disguised as tea

The bust resulted from intelligence sharing between Malaysian and Thai police after a man is caught with suspected drugs in Hua Hin.

Methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth. Police in Malaysia and Thailand have seized a total of 252.2kg of methamphetamine through a joint operation. Photo: Shutterstock
China-Latin America relations

Chile fines Chinese mafia inmate after cocaine found at maximum-security prison

Prosecutors link the inmate to a Chinese criminal network targeted in a major police operation last year and a second raid in June.

Crime in Hong Kong

50 arrested in HK$500m building maintenance bid-rigging crackdown

Independent Commission Against Corruption, police and Competition Commission launch joint operation triggered by public complaints.

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