Hong Kong court terminates trial after suspect in deadly 1991 hold-up dies of cancer

A Hong Kong court has terminated a trial arising from a deadly shooting during a botched robbery three decades ago after the defendant died in custody earlier this week. The High Court on Wednesday discharged a seven-member jury presiding over the trial of Wen Wenye, who allegedly took part in the murder and attempted robbery at Shun Fat Company, a second-hand goods shop in Sham Shui Po, on June 9, 1991. A government statement on Monday said Wen, 62, died in hospital that afternoon after he was...