1 week ago Korean mother sentenced to life in prison for New Zealand’s ‘suitcase murders’

A mother who murdered her two children and stuffed them into suitcases stashed inside a storage locker was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment in New Zealand. Lee Hak-yung, a New Zealand citizen originally from South Korea, was earlier this year found guilty of killing her children in a grisly crime dubbed the country’s “suitcase murders”. High Court judge Geoffrey Venning sentenced Lee to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years, saying she had killed children who...

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1 week ago Alice Guo gets life in jail; Bali hostel poisoning mystery: 7 Asia highlights

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Alice Guo gets life term for human trafficking linked to Philippine scam hub A Philippine court has found a former mayor guilty of human trafficking and sentenced her to life imprisonment over her role in setting up a scam centre, as Manila and other Southeast Asian...

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2 w. ago Former New China Life Insurance Chair Gets Suspended Death Sentence for Corruption

Former New China Life Insurance Chair Gets Suspended Death Sentence for Corruption  Insurance Journal

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2 w. ago Philippine mayor accused of spying for China is sentenced to life in prison

Philippine mayor accused of spying for China is sentenced to life in prison  NBC News

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2 w. ago Alice Guo gets life term for human trafficking linked to Philippine scam hub

A Philippine court found a former mayor guilty of qualified human trafficking and sentenced her to life imprisonment over her role in setting up a scam centre that victimised foreigners, as Southeast Asian governments vow to fight transnational criminal syndicates. A regional trial court issued the verdict against ex-Bamban town chief Alice Guo, according to the Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission. There was no immediate reaction from Guo and her lawyers. Guo helped incorporate Baofu...

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2 w. ago Former New China Life Insurance chairman handed suspended death sentence over corruption

Former New China Life Insurance chairman handed suspended death sentence over corruption  Reuters

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2 w. ago China daughter urges court to show leniency for dad who electrocuted mum in shower

A 14-year-old girl in northern China has written to a court begging it to be lenient with her father who electrocuted her mother to death while she was taking a shower. The case has sparked a heated discussion on mainland social media after the judgment made by a court in Hebei province was released to the public in early November. The man, surnamed Yang, 36, was sentenced to life in jail for killing his wife, Yin, by electrocution in March 2023, Red Star News reported. The couple married in...

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4 w. ago Ukraine jails Russian soldier for life for killing POW in first such ruling

A Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier on Thursday to life in prison after finding him guilty of killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war, the first time Ukraine has jailed a suspect on such charges. The court in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia found Dmitry Kurashov, 27, guilty of shooting dead Vitalii Hodniuk, a Ukrainian soldier who had surrendered in January 2024 when his dugout was captured by Russian forces. Kurashov, who was taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces along with other...

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