Hong Kong court jails British woman six years for false rape claim and blackmail

A Hong Kong judge sentenced Isabel Rose, 26, to six years for blackmail and perverting the course of justice — meaning she lied to authorities. She fabricated a rape allegation against a British banker, escalating demands from £5,000 to £100,000 while threatening police action. Forensic evidence was inconclusive. Rose, who maintained she was raped, spent nearly two years on bail, unable to leave Hong Kong.