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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.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz during a hearing with the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at the US Capitol on Thursday in Washington. Photo: AFP
United States

Minnesota former house speaker and husband killed in political shooting

Former state House speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, while a second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded.

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong girl, 15, arrested over ‘space oil’ after dad alerts police

Japan

Japan police gear up to tackle ‘lone wolf’ attacks ahead of Tokyo election

Sexual harassment and assault

Kanye West makes surprise appearance at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial

The hip-hop star said he was at the courthouse to support his long-time friend, though he did not say if he would testify on Combs’ behalf.

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, leaves federal court during the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs in New York on Friday. Photo: AP
Britain

UK jails men who stole US$6 million golden toilet from mansion

The toilet, whose gold was valued at £2.8 million, was never recovered and was believed to have been chopped up and sold.

Britain

7 men in UK convicted in latest trial over ‘grooming gangs’ scandal

They were convicted after a trial involving 50 offences, including rape and indecency with a child, which occurred between 2001 and 2006.

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Crime in Hong Kong

8 arrested after video of retired police car road racing in Hong Kong goes viral

Suspected police car involved in street racing is an Audi model A6, which force uses for patrols.

Seven of the cars involved in racing have been confiscated by the force for investigation, including the suspected retired Audi police vehicle. Photo: Handout
Americas and the Caribbean

Police officer blown up with dynamite as Bolivia’s crisis deepens

Government condemns ‘unacceptable levels of violence’ as clashes over ex-president’s candidacy leave at least five dead, dozens injured.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer complains about trial secrecy

Combs left out of meeting outside courtroom where lawyers and judge discussed whether another famous rapper’s name could be disclosed.

Harvey Weinstein

Weinstein judge declares mistrial on rape charge, third sex crimes trial planned

Jury deadlock on rape charge leads to mistrial, while Weinstein’s sex abuse conviction faces appeal.

Harvey Weinstein in court on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Former Anwar aide acquitted of drug and firearms charges, claims persecution

Muhammed Yusoff Rawther has earlier filed a civil suit against the Malaysian prime minister for sexual harassment.

Muhammed Yusoff Rawther, a former aide of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, was acquitted of drug and firearms charges. Photo: Handout via Reuters
Crime in Hong Kong

Customs works with University of Hong Kong to develop crypto transaction tracer

Seven suspected money laundering cases using virtual assets have been recorded in recent years involving HK$9 billion, department says.

Crime in Hong Kong

Teen star of Hong Kong documentary on DSE exams convicted of theft again

Tang Ngai-hong, 19, pleads guilty to stealing bag of fruit and two packets of potato chips from supermarket in Quarry Bay.

Americas and the Caribbean

Teen assassins plague Colombia decades after Escobar hired kids to kill

Poverty, manipulation, and lenient laws fuel a new generation of Colombian teen assassins for hire.

Senator Miguel Uribe receives medical treatment in an ambulance after being shot and wounded in Bogota on June 7. Photo: AFP
Singapore

Singapore jails South Korean flight attendant who filmed colleague in toilet

The cabin crew chief planted a mini camera in his subordinate’s toilet and concealed it with a face towel.

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A member of Seoul city’s “hidden camera-hunting” squad and a police officer inspect a women’s bathroom stall in the South Korean capital. Photo: AFP
Sexual harassment and assault

Harvey Weinstein convicted of top charge in #MeToo sex crimes retrial

The film mogul was acquitted of another charge, while jurors in New York remained unable to reach a verdict on a third charge.

Malaysia

US$900 million seized as China helps Malaysia dismantle Tedy Teow’s scam empire

MBI Group’s Malaysian founder has been called ‘Jho Lo 2’ because of the sheer scale of his operation.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court jails couple for life for murdering, abusing newborn son

Judge calls treatment of seven-week-old Iyman Hossain by parents Imran Hossain and Farzana Akter ‘completely disgraceful’.

Murder carries a mandatory life sentence in Hong Kong, whereas child cruelty is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Photo: Warton Li
Japan

Man in Japan arrested over suspected attempt to repeat 1987 attack on reporters

The man is believed to have been inspired by a gunman who killed a reporter and injured another at an Asahi newspaper office in 1987.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Colombia rocked by deadly wave of bombings, gun attacks

Multiple attacks came as the country was already on edge after the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate.

France

France’s Macron condemns deadly school stabbing after 14-year-old’s knife attack

The French president denounced the ‘senseless violence’ after the deadly attack on a teaching assistant in Nogent in eastern France.

French gendarmes control the access to a secondary school after a 31-year-old teaching assistant was stabbed with a knife by a pupil during a bag search in Nogent on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court convicts couple of child cruelty, murdering newborn son

High Court jury also rejects parents’ defence that infant’s head trauma and rib fractures were inflicted by his brother out of jealousy.

A High Court jury passed a unanimous guilty verdict. Photo: Warton Li
Singapore

Ong Beng Seng, Singapore F1 tycoon, to plead guilty in Iswaran case

The 79-year-old Singapore-based Malaysian businessman faces charges of abetting and obstructing justice.

Thailand

Thailand’s Pattaya deploys AI drones as cries grow to tackle rising crime

The drones will be linked to a centralised AI database so they can scan faces in crowds and pick out criminals and visa overstayers.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar given second chance to prove immunity from sexual assault suit

The Court of Appeals has ruled for a stay on all proceedings until it can be decided if the prime minister would need to answer the suit.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue on May 31. Photo: Reuters
From our archives

When a family of five died tragically in a murder-suicide in 1999

Parents take their children’s lives amid financial strain and leave community in Tin Shui Wai reeling by the devastating act.

Police mount an investigation at a flat in Tin Shui Wai Estate where the bodies of five people were found after an apparent murder-suicide in 1999. Photo: SCMP Archives
Malaysia

Malaysia jails Chinese national over car crash that killed court official

Sun Xue Song was also fined and banned from holding a driving licence for five years.

Japan

Concern in Japan as police investigation uncovers possible yakuza-triad alliance

Footage found during a raid shows yakuza members taking part in a ritual with individuals believed to be part of Hong Kong’s 14K triad.

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