WORLD● ELEVATEDAug 17 · Aug 17, 2026, 4:30 AM
Hong Kong merchant jailed for trying to kill wife, daughters amid debt woes
South China Morning Post
A Hong Kong merchant has been jailed for five years and four months for attempting to murder his wife and three daughters by burning charcoal in their public rental flat after struggling to repay debts totalling nearly HK$900,000 (US$115,000). The High Court on Monday sentenced Wong Pak-ting in what the presiding judge described as a “tragic” case. The 45-year-old pleaded guilty in May to four counts of attempted murder after spiking food and drinks prepared for his family with sleeping pills...
GlobeAlert aggregates and classifies open sources; the story above belongs to its publisher. Summaries are machine-generated from the source text.
More in World
WORLD32m agoSpanish composer Danny Daniel laments that young people no longer listen to balladsClarínWORLD34m agoQuiniela de Córdoba: results of tonight's draw, Wednesday, October 14ClarínWORLD48m agoPsychology says that having few friendships after 60 doesn't always mean isolation or relationship difficulties. Different studies explain how social priorities change with age and why some people value deeper bonds more.ClarínWORLD52m agoPsychology says that people who never ask their family for help are not proud; decades ago they understood that, during their childhood, needing something was the same as losing, and they prefer to do it alone rather than lose again.Clarín