Kai Tak murder: helper held over death of 93-year-old woman
A 52-year-old Indonesian domestic helper has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 93-year-old woman died from multiple bruises in Kai Tak. Separately, the ICAC charged six people over an alleged bribery and fraud syndicate linked to Hong Kong Cyberport's Digital Transformation Support Pilot
A 52-year-old Indonesian domestic helper has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 93-year-old woman died in Kai Tak following an assault that left her with multiple bruises, police said. The case is among several incidents reported in Hong Kong on Monday.
In a separate development, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) charged six people, including a former section head of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, over an alleged bribery and fraud syndicate involving the Digital Transformation Support Pilot Programme. The programme is designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises adopt digital technology.
A fire broke out at Tsz Ching Estate in Tsz Wan Shan on Monday, leaving one man injured and prompting the evacuation of about 250 residents. Police also arrested a 48-year-old local woman in Mong Kok on suspicion of obtaining property by deception following multiple reports of fake concert tickets sold online.
A 33-year-old Filipina domestic helper has been arrested over the theft of jewellery worth about HK$400,000 from a flat in Fortress Hill. In San Po Kong, a man was injured after allegedly being attacked by his wife with scissors at an industrial building on Monday night.
The new Huanggang Port officially opened at 6.30am on Monday, with more than 42,200 passenger trips recorded through the port by 5pm, nearly triple the usual figure for the same period. Vehicle traffic exceeded 5,700 trips, about 12 per cent more than usual.
Internationally, China's senior diplomat Wang Yi called for stronger China-Russia maritime cooperation to safeguard legitimate maritime rights and interests and ensure the smooth passage of vessels through key international shipping routes. A 14-year-old Israeli boy was killed and 24 people were injured when what was believed to be unexploded ordnance detonated in northern Israel.
Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees Celsius overnight, causing fires and spoiling food. A fire early on Monday destroyed the French capital's oldest covered food market. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford air base was "highly likely" to have been coordinated in Iran.
US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering dismissing the US ambassador to Greece amid tensions over foreign policy. The Philippines moved a step closer to restricting social media use among minors after its lower house approved a measure banning access for children under 13. The Nasdaq composite closed lower on Monday as oil prices jumped nearly US$2 a barrel after attacks on a Saudi airport.
