Imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has started giving evidence in his national security trial, and is being taken through his international connections in minute detail as he fights the charge of colluding with foreign forces. Mr Lai has been in jail for nearly four years and this trial started almost a year ago,…
But the earlier acquittal of six defendants in the case raised eyebrows, while police said they would consider whether to appeal against some of the sentences given to the eight people jailed over the thwarted plot. Aside from the mastermind, the seven others were given jail terms ranging from five years and 10 months to…
MANATEE, Fla. (WWSB) – The new Manatee County Clerk app is a resource that can be used by residents for constant information. Manatee County Government has put out a new app for their residents.(Manatee County) Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller app includes the following services: Search for court records and official…
A woman in China died after undergoing six cosmetic surgeries within 24 hours, sparking a lawsuit by her family against the clinic involved seeking 1.2 million yuan (US$168,000). On December 9, 2020, the woman, surnamed Liu, from a rural area in Guigang, Guangxi province, southern China, visited a clinic in Nanning, where she took out…
A man in China was told by his fiancée that he needed to burn the “marriage bed” of her and her ex-husband so that they could get married, but it turned out to be a scam. The man from northern China’s Tianjin municipality, surnamed Wang, met his girlfriend surnamed Li on an online dating platform….
A Hong Kong obstetrician who kept more than 20 grams (0.7 ounces) of crystal meth in a hotel room he shared with his boyfriend has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for five drug offences. Counsel for Eric Chan Ho-lam, 32, on Friday asked Magistrate Kestrel Lam Tsz-hong at Kowloon City Court to impose…
A Hong Kong construction worker has been found guilty of manslaughter for killing his girlfriend and her two children, after a court acquitted him of the more serious crime of murder. But a High Court judge on Thursday warned Iu Wai-cheung, who slashed the mother more than 100 times, that his sentence would not be…
A former university professor is back in court for a retrial for allegedly murdering his wife and daughter with a gas-filled yoga ball in Hong Kong nine years ago, with the judge warning jurors to avoid reading “inflammatory” social media comments previously made about the defendant. A seven-member jury was empanelled at the High Court…
A Hong Kong court has slammed a former policeman for bringing the force into disrepute by stealing from two burglary victims and a tourist, with the presiding magistrate sentencing him to 15 months in jail. Hui Ho-shing, 31, was escorted to Fanling Court on Tuesday to be sentenced on three counts of theft after he…
As Americans face one of their most consequential elections for years, a subtext is running through the conversations of many of those anxiously waiting for election day: could this country face upheaval or even violence in coming weeks? The United States was once famous for its peaceful transfer of power. For such a large country,…