{
  "id": 17027453,
  "title": "Hong Kong police officer denies mishandling DNA samples in Abby Choi murder case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hong-kong-police-officer-denies-mishandling-dna-samples-in-abby-choi",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-29T07:19:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3372556/hong-kong-police-officer-denies-mishandling-dna-samples-abby-choi-murder-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A police officer has denied failing to properly label DNA samples taken from slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s ex-husband after his arrest more than three years ago. Testifying in the High Court on Thursday, Sergeant Lam Chun also denied using excessive force to subdue Alex Kwong Kong-chi as he was about to flee Hong Kong from Tung Chung Development Ferry Pier on February 25, 2023.…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/artificial-nests-help-hong-kongs-rare-cockatoos-cope-with-a-housing",
        "published": "2026-10-28T05:15:20.000Z"
      }
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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."
}