news Scmp World 2026-07-20

Hong Kong court orders acquittal of 14 in alleged triad murder case

A Hong Kong court instructed a jury to acquit 14 defendants in an alleged triad gangster murder case. The judge ruled that prosecutors failed to provide sufficient evidence linking the deceased's fatal injuries to deliberate assaults.

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