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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.
The case is currently under investigation by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. Photo: Handout
Crime in Hong Kong

Woman arrested over illegally importing 112 birds worth HK$15,000

Suspect, aged 26, allegedly found with trolley of cages holding multiple birds each as she tried to pass through Lo Wu border crossing.

Americas and the Caribbean

Haiti’s future uncertain amid US threats, bloody gang conflict

Crime in Hong Kong

Man arrested over threatening to bomb Hong Kong’s Admiralty MTR station

United States

US ‘monster’ who gave grieving families fake ashes jailed for 40 years

Instead of cremating bodies entrusted to them, Jon and Carie Hallford left the corpses to rot around their funeral home, the court heard.

Booking photos show Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford. Photo: Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office/AP
Cambodia

Scripts, bank details and military rules: Cambodian scam compound secrets

Mostly run by Chinese criminal gangs and staffed partly by trafficking victims, these complexes have proliferated across Indochina.

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Artificial intelligence

China fines firms for fake ChatGPT and DeepSeek services

The two cases are among five examples made public by SAMR as it steps up efforts to fight unfair competition in China’s AI industry.

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India

Woman in India injured after gas-filled balloons explode in lift

A man who was carrying the balloons filled with hydrogen instead of the safer helium gas was also injured in the incident.

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Two persons were injured in a lift in India on Monday when gas-filled balloons burst into flames. Photo: X/Pune Pulse
Australia

Australian drug lord Tony Mokbel walks free: ‘I don’t regret anything’

The court dropped a planned retrial for the Melbourne mobster, who inspired the ‘Underbelly’ TV series, after the police informant scandal.

Crime in Hong Kong

Editorial | Swift action on traffic accident scams in Hong Kong to be commended

Fraudulent claims over minor or non-existent traffic collisions should prompt drivers to remain alert on and off the road.

Espionage

Greece arrests forces member for espionage with suspected links to China

Member of the Greek Air Force was arrested following a Western intelligence tip-off.

Greece’s flag. On Thursday, a member of Greece’s military was arrested for espionage with suspected links to China. Photo:: AP
Fame and celebrity

Sheriff says US TV host’s mother presumed to ‘still be out there’ alive

With a US$50,000 reward offer and Nancy Guthrie’s blood confirmed at the scene, authorities have not yet identified a ‍suspect.

The home of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie, in Tucson, Arizona. Photo: AP
Nigeria

Dozens of kidnapped Nigerian Christians released from captivity

Freedom for final 89 captives marks the end of a weeks-long ordeal for worshippers snatched from three churches in January.

Espionage

2 Chinese in France suspected of spying from Airbnb are under investigation

The Chinese nationals and two others were arrested on Wednesday in an alleged spying case involving a satellite dish.

Crime in Hong Kong

Fugitive caught after 37 years handed back to Hong Kong police

Suspect Mui Yiu-keung is believed to have fled the city through illegal means, with no departure record found following 1989 killing on a Sai Kung beach.

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Officers escort the murder suspect to the Airport Police Station in Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang
Singapore

Ex-actor Ian Fang to be deported from Singapore over underage sex offences

The Shanghai-born 35-year-old was jailed for 40 months after he pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually penetrating a girl, then 15.

Shanghai-born former actor Ian Fang met a 15-year-old girl at an entertainment event in Singapore in 2024 and proceeded to have underage sex with her on nine occasions. Photo: YouTube/The Celebrity Agency
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong man jailed for laundering millions through scam-linked bank accounts

Court hands down stiff sentence to deter growing abuse of personal bank accounts.

Crime in Hong Kong

119 arrested over HK$20 million scheme selling fake ID cards for illegal work

Operation, conducted with Guangdong and Zhuhai authorities, dismantles syndicate forging identity cards and arranging illegal jobs in city.

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Scams and swindles

Video | Fake police station and uniforms found in Cambodian scam centre

Fake law enforcement uniforms with markings from several jurisdictions, including China and Singapore, were found along with mock police stations apparently used to intimidate victims.

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Africa

Rounded up and executed: gunmen kill nearly 200 in Nigeria attacks

Attacks in Nigeria’s Kwara and Katsina states come as the African country remains in the grip of a complex security crisis.

Jeffrey Epstein

Sloppy redactions in Epstein files leave uncensored nudes in, dog’s name out

Mistakes appear to be rampant after the US Justice Department’s latest Epstein files dump.

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong fire inquiry finds key clues of systemic failures: barrister

At the first meeting, residents of Wang Fuk Court call on committee to identify and hold those responsible to account.

A Wang Fuk Court resident, surnamed Tang, enters City Gallery in Central. Photo: Sam Tsang
United States

US ‘Today’ show host appeals to mother’s kidnapper for proof of life

Savannah Guthrie’s emotional appeal came three days after her elderly mother went missing from her home.

Savannah Guthrie and her two siblings posted a tearful video on Wednesday. Photo: Savannah Guthrie via Instagram
Law

Legal Tales | Baptism of fire: my first criminal trial

Why a small victory reflects a much larger triumph for the system of an independent bar.

Donald Trump

Ryan Routh, who tried to shoot Trump at golf course, gets life in prison

Prosecutors argued that the would-be assassin was unrepentant and had never apologised.

Crime in Hong Kong

Police arrest 4 in Hong Kong over ‘crash-for-cash’ scams

Married couple and two doctors detained on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud.

Some insurance claims involved a minor car bump or even no collision. Photo: Getty Images
Nordic nations

‘Need for recognition’: Norway royal’s tearful plea in trial, denies rape

A tearful Marius Borg Hoiby tells an Oslo court that an extreme need for recognition drove his life of excess, as he stands trial for rape.

Marius Borg Hoiby (left) and Crown Princess Mette-Marit (second from right) arrive for Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s belated 18th birthday dinner in Oslo in June 2022. Photo: AFP
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong murder suspect arrested after 37 years on run to be extradited

Mui Yiu-keung was wanted in connection with a brutal murder on a Sai Kung beach in 1989.

Crime in Hong Kong

Are Hong Kong foreign exchange firms secure enough?

After a shocking 51 million yen robbery last week, the South China Morning Post examines the risks in the city’s cash exchange trade.

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