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HANOI: A former surgeon was sentenced to death in Vietnam after he was found guilty of murdering and dismembering his mistress in a case that has shocked the country.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Friday (March 21, 2025)
HONG KONG (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The authorities believe they have arrested all the suspects involved in the murder of 28-year-old Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi, whose dismembered body was discovered last week.
The body of a 33-year-old single mother was found dismembered in Japan in the home of a married man with whom she had allegedly been having an affair.
HONG KONG (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Hong Kong police will continue the search for the missing torso and arms of murdered and dismembered socialite Abby Choi at a city landfill, while her family members are expected to identify her body parts at a mortuary on Tuesday (Feb 28).
Koo was shocked when he read the news as he lived in the same apartment where Choi's body parts were found.
The Cantopop singer and his wife, Moka Fang, were close friends of the late socialite.
Six suspects charged in connection with Hong Kong socialite and model Abby Choi’s gruesome murder appeared in court on Monday afternoon, according to local media.
HONG KONG (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Two days after details of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s grisly murder emerged last Friday (Feb 24), Moka Fang, the wife of Hong Kong superstar Aaron Kwok, said that it is still difficult for her to accept that her close friend was killed.
HONG KONG (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s brutal murder was suspected to have been orchestrated by her former father-in-law Kwong Kau due to their dispute over a luxury apartment in the Kandooria housing complex, according to local media.
BEIJING (Reuters): Two high-profile murders of women have provoked a backlash on Chinese social media over the government's promotion of marriage, with many people arguing that women are afforded too little protection from domestic violence.
HONG KONG (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A sixth suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of 28-year-old Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi, whose dismembered body was discovered last week.
