Hong Kong court ends 1991 murder trial after suspect dies in custody

Hong Kong's High Court discharged a jury and terminated the trial of Wen Wenye, accused in a 1991 fatal robbery at a Sham Shui Po shop, after he died of cancer in custody. The development closes a decades-old case without a verdict, leaving the alleged role of the deceased unadjudicated. The event is a routine legal outcome with no broader market or geopolitical implications.