British banker Rurik Jutting had become a chronic user of cocaine and alcohol in the weeks leading up to his alleged murder of two young Indonesian women, Hong Kong’s high court has heard. I cut her throat,” Jutting told police according to a reporter from Channel News Asia who was at the hearing. “I can honestly say these are the only two individuals who have been killed by me,” Jutting reportedly added. The gruesome killings have shocked Hong Kong, where murders are rare, and cast a spotlight on the hardships often suffered by more than 300,000 domestic helpers who migrate to Hong Kong from places such as Indonesia and the Philippines in search of work. On Monday, day one of his trial, Jutting pleaded guilty to the women’s manslaughter but not guilty to murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

Source: The Guardian October 26, 2016 07:52 UTC