{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ookwdxna3bjuq5mjdv7q","title":"High Court discharges jury in Abby Choi murder trial over sick juror, causing delay","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/high-court-discharges-jury-in-abby-choi-murder-trial-over-sick-juror-ookwdxna3b","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_ookwdxna3bjuq5mjdv7q","seq":338070,"kind":"article","title":"High Court discharges jury in Abby Choi murder trial over sick juror, causing delay","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369002/high-court-discharges-jury-abby-choi-murder-trial-over-sick-juror-causing-delay","summary":"The High Court has discharged a recently empanelled jury from the murder trial of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s former relatives after one member asked to be excused for health reasons, leading to a delay in proceedings. Deputy Judge Brian Keith informed the seven men and two women on Monday that he had accepted the unidentified member’s request and decided that a new panel must be formed to ensure the jury selection complied with legal precedent. A new jury…","published":"2026-09-28T03:48:39Z","seen":"2026-09-28T04:12:20Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-scmp-com-44d19f","name":"scmp.com","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1198574","name":"South China Morning Post","type":"newspaper","country":"CN","designations":["daily newspaper","online newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-scmp-com-44d19f","topics":["asia"],"authors":["author","Brian Wong"],"entities":[{"id":"Q116921436","name":"Abby Choi","type":"person"}],"image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/28/a155b639-530f-4ad7-97bb-18b82f5070e6_403b5fe2.jpg?itok=EY60uIz8&v=1790567317","mentions":3,"story":"st_ookwdxna3bjuq5mjdv7q","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.4699999988079071,"category2":"health","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7699999809265137,"political":0.1899999976158142}]}