Coroner

Litvinenko coroner refuses evidence about Kremlin role in his death

19 May 2013

The inquest into the death in Britain of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was close to collapse yesterday after the coroner ruled he could not hear evidence about the alleged role of the...

8:27AM

City Digest

3 Nov 2011

14 months' jail for taking HK$240,000 in premiums

11:49PM

Firemens' call for more help was lost

30 Aug 2011

Firemen battling a fatal factory blaze in Cheung Sha Wan last year could not understand why reinforcements did not arrive after the severity of the fire was upgraded - until they found out the...

6:11PM

Tenement families may sue owner for payout

13 Jul 2011

Families of two people killed in the collapse of a tenement block in To Kwa Wan last year are planning legal action against the building's owner, a district councillor has confirmed.

2:39PM

Police criticised for taking statement in Chinese

27 May 2011

A coroner yesterday criticised police for taking a statement in Chinese from an English speaker.

10:56AM

Language issues will be dealt with 'later'

19 Feb 2011

The Coroner's Court says it will handle 'later on' the matter of language in the Manila hostage inquest.

8:52PM

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

4:35AM

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Appeal by minister for inquest into death of boy during surgery rejected

The Court of First Instance says an inquest should not be held into the death of a boy who suffered a pulmonary haemorrhage while having a tumour removed four years ago.

2:15PM

Panel asks police to share Manila reports

Lawmakers yesterday urged the police to reveal the contents of investigation reports on the Manila bus hostage incidient, including details on 14 extra bullet fragments discovered by a forensics...

7:05AM

Mortuary blunders led to autopsy on woman against family's wishes

A series of blunders by mortuary staff and doctors led to an autopsy being carried out on a 77-year-old woman's body despite a specific request by her family that a post-mortem examination not be...

6:10PM

Police seek more evidence on hostage tragedy

7:00AM

HK must have a role in Manila tragedy probe

Every day that passes raises new questions about the Manila hostage tragedy. The latest is why elite police commando units remained sidelined nearby while a police SWAT team bungled the rescue...

9:58AM

Nepali's death 'shows up need for rules on police sensitivity'

A human rights watchdog and ethnic minority groups complained yesterday about the lack of any recommendations from the Coroner's Court after the death of a Nepali street sleeper shot by a police...

6:46AM