
The murder trial of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung heard that her dismembered remains were stored in soup pots and a refrigerator in a rural village flat.
AI-generated summary
Abby Choi Tin-fung was slain and dismembered in a rural village flat.
Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s remains were stored in two soup pots and a refrigerator after her body was dismembered with an electric saw in a rural village flat, a court has heard.
Kwong, a 68-year-old retired police officer, remains on trial for murder alongside his two sons, Anthony Kwong Kong-kit, 35, and Choi’s ex-husband, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, 31. Both sons pleaded guilty to preventing Choi’s burial before the trial began in late September.

Christa Pike, a death row inmate in Tennessee, reports ongoing physical and mental suffering one month after a failed lethal injection attempt, citing incompetence as the cause for the botched procedure.

A candidate surnamed Gao for the district chief in Wuri District, Taichung, is suspected of engaging in complex election bribery through travel entertainment, misappropriation of public rice, and false household registration transfers. The Taichung District Prosecutor's Office launched a search and arrested the candidate. After trial, the court approved his detention and banned correspondence and interviews.

Transnational drug syndicates continue to operate in the Philippines, leveraging regional supply chains and maritime routes. A recent $55 million methamphetamine seizure in Laos has triggered a House investigation into potential Philippine connections.

Hong Kong police are investigating the theft of five styrofoam sculptures by artist Keith Lam Yan-kit, which went missing from Hong Kong City Hall ahead of the Microwave International New Media Arts Festival 2026.

A man surnamed Zheng in Taoyuan is suspected of using deep forgery technology to create a fake video of Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party accepting military purchase kickbacks, and spread it on Threads. After receiving the report, the Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office quickly arrested Zheng Nan and applied to the court for a detention ban for violating the Public Employee Election and Recall Act.
In October 2026, with the assistance of China and Malaysia, Indonesia's National Narcotics Control Commission destroyed a drug manufacturing den in Banda Aceh, seized about 1.2 tons of liquid methamphetamine, and arrested 11 suspects. This case is a major transnational drug smuggling case jointly detected by the three countries in recent years, demonstrating the results of regional anti-drug cooperation.