HONG KONG: American Nancy Kissel, serving a life sentence in a Hong Kong jail for the “milkshake” murder of her Merrill Lynch banker husband, failed in her bid yesterday for a final appeal against her conviction.
A panel of three judges on the city’s Court of Final Appeal rejected Kissel’s application - the end of a long legal road that began with her first conviction in 2005.
Kissel, aged 50, attended the hearing in a wheelchair, and reacted stoically to the panel’s decision, according to her lawyer.
“She was philosophical about the decision against her,” leading counsel Edward Fitzgerald said. “We, as her lawyers, obviously hoped that we would get leave, but we obviously respect the Court of Final Appeal’s decision.”
PAL bans flying shark fins
MANILA: Philippine Airlines (PAL) said yesterday it has stopped flying shark fin cargoes, joining a number of other Asia-Pacific carriers in taking a stand for marine conservation.
Conservationists say booming demand for such fins has put pressure on the world’s shark populations, prompting calls for measures to restrict their trade.
“PAL values the issue on protection and conservation of endangered marine life seriously, recognising that the company’s long-term interest is and should be consistent with sustainable and responsible business practices,” a PAL statement said.
Air New Zealand as well as South Korea’s two largest airlines, Korean Air and Asiana, separately announced last year that they would ban shark fins from their cargo flights, a year after Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific also stopped shipping them.
Agencies
