{
  "id": 8233982,
  "title": "3 Jellycat, Labubu plushie thieves jailed for up to 2 years and 2 months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/3-jellycat-labubu-plushie-thieves-jailed-for-up-to-2-years-and-2-8233982",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:03:27.000Z",
  "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/3368039/3-jellycat-labubu-plushie-thieves-jailed-2-years-and-2-months"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three men have been sentenced to a total of nearly two years and two months in prison for stealing 83 plushies from a Hong Kong shopping centre. The District Court heard that the men had committed the burglaries on June 9 and June 12 last year at the instruction of other suspects who remain at large. The prosecution summary stated that Tang Lik-ming, 35, and Wong Wai-chun, 36, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary for their roles in the crimes, while Ho Ka-keung, 33, admitted to one count. The cases were particularly egregious because the men had prior criminal histories and stole the plushies shortly after being released from prison.",
  "summary": "Three repeat offenders have been sentenced to up to two years and two months behind bars for stealing 83 Jellycat and Labubu plushies worth a total of HK$115,200 (US$14,770) from a Hong Kong shopping centre last year. The District Court heard on Friday that the three men had stolen the popular merchandise from two claw machine shops at Kwai Chung Plaza on the instructions of other suspects who…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "3 Jellycat, Labubu plushie thieves jailed for up to 2 years and 2 months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/3-jellycat-labubu-plushie-thieves-jailed-for-up-to-2-years-and-2",
        "published": "2026-09-18T11:03:27.000Z"
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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."
}