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Former nursing student jailed for stealing from hospital patients and colleagues

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 6:03 AM · 1 min read
Former nursing student jailed for stealing from hospital patients and colleagues — South China Morning Post, Singapore Health news
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A former nursing student at a leading private hospital in Hong Kong has been jailed for two years and four months for stealing cash, credit cards and a phone from patients and colleagues, causing losses of at least HK$59,000 (US$7,517). Leung Ho-fung, 29, was sentenced at the District Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to 11 counts of theft. He admitted stealing an iPhone, HK$6,500 (US$828) in cash and nine credit cards from four patients and four colleagues at Hong Kong Sanatorium and...

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