{
  "id": 14677427,
  "title": "Hong Kong teenager pleads guilty to acid attack on Singaporean tourist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/hong-kong-teenager-pleads-guilty-to-acid-attack-on-singaporean-tourist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T11:10:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371038/hong-kong-teenager-pleads-guilty-acid-attack-singaporean-tourist"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 19-year-old teenager, Anson Kew, has admitted to splashing corrosive liquid on a 36-year-old Singaporean tourist, Jiang Wen, during a visit to Hong Kong last year. The teenager, who was 17 at the time of the attack, pleaded guilty to the charge of throwing corrosive fluid with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The incident took place on June 9, 2022, in Wan Chai, where Jiang was getting into her vehicle. Kew, dressed in black and wearing a mask, ambushed her, causing second-degree burns to her face and legs. She immediately fainted, and Kew fled the scene. Kew surrendered to the police two days later but initially remained silent during questioning. The police investigation revealed that Kew had scouted the location days before the attack, as captured by security footage. A bottle containing traces of corrosive liquid was found in a back alley in the area, with a government chemist confirming that the liquid contained sulphuric acid with a concentration of not less than 90 percent. Jiang was rushed to the hospital and spent two months there before returning to Singapore for further medical care.",
  "summary": "Anson Kew, 19, pleaded guilty in High Court on Thursday to splashing a corrosive solution on a 36-year-old Singaporean tourist in Hong Kong last year. According to the South China Morning Post, the incident occurred on June 9 when Kew, who was 17 at the time, threw the liquid at Jiang Wen while she was getting into a vehicle in Wan Chai. The attack resulted in Jiang suffering second-degree burns.\n\nIn a separate incident, police arrested an unemployed man in his forties on Thursday afternoon following the theft of a gold necklace from a Chow Sang Sang jewellery store in Tai Po. The South China Morning Post reports that the suspect entered the Kwong Fuk Road store at approximately 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday and snatched a necklace weighing more than one tael, valued at nearly HK$80,000 (US$10,193). The suspect fled toward Kwong Fuk Lane and boarded an airport-bound bus before disembarking shortly after. While the suspect was tracked down in the district, the stolen jewellery has not been recovered.",
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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."
}