{
  "id": 7728691,
  "title": "Hong Kong court terminates trial after suspect in deadly 1991 hold-up dies of cancer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/hong-kong-court-terminates-trial-after-suspect-in-deadly-1991-hold-up",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-16T06:51:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3367683/hong-kong-court-terminates-trial-after-suspect-deadly-1991-hold-dies-cancer"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Hong Kong court has dismissed a trial involving Wen Wenye, who was accused of participating in a deadly robbery and murder in 1991. The seven-member jury presiding over the case terminated proceedings after Wen, 62, passed away in hospital on the day of the trial's adjournment. The defendant had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, which had spread to his brain, and he had been in custody since his arrest in November 2023. The jury had previously ruled that Wen could not be held criminally liable due to his cognitive impairment caused by the illness. A death inquest will now be conducted to investigate the circumstances surrounding Wen's demise.",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Hong Kong court terminates trial after suspect in deadly 1991 hold-up dies of cancer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/hong-kong-court-terminates-trial-after-suspect-in-deadly-1991-hold-up-7732923",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:51:41.000Z"
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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."
}