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…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 22-year-old mother on suspicion of neglecting her baby daughter by leaving the girl alone in a flat during the early hours of Monday morning. The force said a report was filed at around 4am that alleged the nine-month-old baby had been left in the flat, located on Mong Kok’s…
A 20-year-old man has been taken into custody for allegedly indecently assaulting at least eight girls in school uniform in the same Hong Kong district. Authorities received separate reports from two secondary school pupils, aged 14 and 16, who said a man had hugged them from behind and touched their chests on Kweilin Street and…
An elderly man died after a fire broke out in an upmarket flat in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels area on Sunday, while about 50 residents were evacuated from the building. The blaze began shortly before 5pm in a flat in Tower 2 of the Elegant Terrace development on Conduit Road. Firefighters rushed to the scene and…
A man was found unconscious after a fire broke out in an upmarket flat in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels area on Sunday, with 50 residents evacuated from the building. The blaze broke out shortly before 5pm in a flat in Tower 2 of the Elegant Terrace development on Conduit Road. Firefighters rushed to the scene and…