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  "id": 12560879,
  "title": "Former nursing student jailed for stealing from hospital patients and colleagues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/former-nursing-student-jailed-for-stealing-from-hospital-patients-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T06:03:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369996/former-nursing-student-jailed-stealing-hospital-patients-and-colleagues"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A former nursing student at a leading private hospital in Hong Kong has been jailed for two years and four months for stealing cash, credit cards and a phone from patients and colleagues, causing losses of at least HK$59,000 (US$7,517). Leung Ho-fung, 29, was sentenced at the District Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to 11 counts of theft. He admitted stealing an iPhone, HK$6,500 (US$828)…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Former nursing student jailed for stealing from hospital patients and colleagues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/former-nursing-student-jailed-for-stealing-from-hospital-patients-and-12562837",
        "published": "2026-10-07T06:03:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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