Women, Crime and the Courts: Hong Kong 1841-1941

by Patricia O'Sullivan

Kwan Lai-chun was sick of being made to feel second-class by her husband's concubine; sick of her mother-in-law's endless carping about the money she spent; sick of the whole family really. Late one sticky, humid night something snapped in her - and she grabbed the meat chopper. Within minutes, three people were dead: the concubine with over 70 gashes, many of them to the bone.

Kwan was found guilty and became the second and last woman in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9887963984
• ISBN13: 9789887963981
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Blacksmith Books
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"