A British banker who killed two Indonesian women in his Hong Kong flat after hours of depravity showed off a 'torture kit' in one of 42 'confessional' films which were later found by police. Rurik Jutting, 31, showed off the kit - which contained two vi ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers defy ban as standoff over oaths drags on
HONG KONG – More unruly scenes have erupted in Hong Kong's legislature as two newly elected lawmakers defied an order barring them from retaking their oaths after being disqualified earlier for insulting China. Surrounded by journalists and other ... ( read original story ...)
Chaos erupts as Hong Kong independence activists fight ban to enter legislative chamber
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's legislature descended into chaos on Wednesday as two pro-independence lawmakers defied a barring order and barged into the chamber as democrats formed a human chain around them, forcing the session to be adjourned. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong legislature delays swearing-in of pro-independence lawmakers amid pressure
while a barrage of full-paged advertisements condemning the pair flooded Hong Kong's pro-establishment newspapers last Friday. Responding to Leung's decision, the two young legislators criticized him for colluding with pro-Beijing councillors and ... ( read original story ...)
‘I’ve always had dark fantasies’: Torture video dominates murder trial of British banker in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong jury watched chilling video Tuesday of a British banker torturing an Indonesian woman and then talking for hours about how he repeatedly raped her and then killed her without feeling guilt or emotion. The video was shown on the ... ( read original story ...)
Stand-off in Hong Kong legislature over pro-independence oaths
Hong Kong's legislature was again reduced to chaos on Wednesday as political divisions deepen over the swearing in of two new lawmakers who advocate a split from Beijing. There are growing concerns in the semi-autonomous city that China is tightening its ... ( read original story ...)
Banker who tortured and killed two women in Hong Kong 'fantasised about kidnapping "three mid teenage girls" from top British boarding school'
A banker accused of murdering two women in his Hong Kong flat wanted to kidnap three 'mid teenage girls' from a top British boarding school, a court heard. In a horrific video he filmed while sexually torturing and killing one of his victims, Rurik Jutting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court sees chilling video describing torture
HONG KONG – A jury in Hong Kong watched chilling video Tuesday of a British banker describing how he tortured and killed an Indonesian woman he met in a bar, saying he repeatedly raped her and "tortured her badly." In the video he shot, Rurik Jutting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court sees chilling video describing torture banker committed
HONG KONG - A jury in Hong Kong watched chilling video Tuesday of a British banker describing how he tortured and killed an Indonesian woman he met in a bar, saying he repeatedly raped her and "tortured her badly." In the video he shot, Rurik Jutting ... ( read original story ...)
British banker in Hong Kong accused of torturing 1 of 2 women murdered
HONG KONG – A British banker accused of killing two Indonesian women in his Hong Kong apartment had tortured one of the victims for three days while using cocaine, a prosecutor said at the opening of his murder trial Monday. The women's murders and the ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. banker pleads not guilty to murder in Hong Kong trial
HONG KONG -- A British banker accused of the grisly 2014 killings of two Indonesian women pleaded not guilty when he went on trial Monday in Hong Kong, in a case expected to highlight the Asian financial hub's inequality and privileged lifestyle of its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court is told banker was using cocaine during murders
HONG KONG -- A British banker was using cocaine when he killed two Indonesian women by slitting their throats and then used his phone to film himself talking about it, a Hong Kong prosecutor said as a trial for the 2014 killings opened Monday. The banker ... ( read original story ...)
Rurik Jutting pleads not guilty to Hong Kong murders
A British banker accused of murdering two Indonesian women in Hong Kong has pleaded not guilty on grounds of diminished ... but guilty to manslaughter," Mr Jutting said according to AFP news agency, entering his plea for the first time in the city's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong minister defends house building policy and says government is not just sitting on idle land
It was the second week in a row that Chan had used his official blog to respond to critics of the land supply policy ahead of the expected release for public consultation this week of a government report on Hong Kong’s long-term development blueprint ... ( read original story ...)