Prison sentence for perpetrator of domestic violence extended after “lenient” verdict

A man who stabbed his partner in front of a child and committed a series of other domestic violence offences has had his prison sentence extended by two years after his original sentence was deemed too lenient. Connor Stephens pleaded guilty to 14 counts of crimes against his partner in December and was sentenced to … Read more

Hong Kong rejects Jimmy Lai's request to overturn the verdict

Hong Kong's Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a request to overturn the convictions of media magnate Jimmy Lai and six other democracy activists for an unauthorized assembly in 2019. Lai, 76, founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, and six others, including veteran Democrat Martin Lee, were found guilty of organizing and participating in an … Read more