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DB-cleanup/merge-output/sources/094_39-y-o-man.txt
StellarCrowandClaude Fable 5.1 439e83a4cb feat(sources): Wayback pass, automatic trimming, detention rule, ten cases re-sourced
Second and third rounds on the dossier pipeline, reviewed locally before commit.

Retrieval
- wayback_pass.py: retries every BLOCKED/DEAD/THIN/ERROR linked source through
  the Wayback Machine; blocks carry the snapshot date, archive URL and the live
  verdict. 143 slots retried: 93 fetched, 37 no snapshot, 12 script shells, 1 PDF.
- fetch_sources.py: fetch_wayback() helper.
- add_extra_sources.py: files staged extra_* finds (web search, not on the DB
  record) into the store with a provenance note.
- Cases re-sourced by web search: 248 (Oslo: Document.no, Avisa Oslo, NRK; the
  linked Le Parisien piece is case 242 and is marked OFF-CASE), 258 Kharkiv,
  260 Singapore, 358 Bangkok, 365 Las Vegas, 388 Verneuil-sur-Seine, 390 Zoersel,
  430 Homestead. 341 of 364 cases now hold a fetched article; 11, 66 and 399
  have no public text source (podcast, police video, direct victim report).

Trimming
- auto_trim.py: case-anchored furniture cut for UNTRIMMED blocks. Finds the body
  run that mentions the case, merges across subheadings and short furniture
  gaps, drops teasers, share bars, date/URL/caption lines and subscription
  pitches; refuses pages with no record term or almost no body. 302 blocks
  trimmed; 16 left on auto-trim-review.md (7 OFF-CASE suspects). Every cut is
  labelled AUTO-TRIMMED, UNREVIEWED in the dossier; the full extract stays in
  staging/. Decisions with anchors in trim-decisions-auto.json.
- build_cases.py / verify_all.py: banners for auto-trimmed and archived blocks,
  staged-file check extended to Wayback blocks, flag legend under the record.

Detention rule
- README "Definitions": the DB field `kidnappings` is the DETENTION violence
  type (victim, guard, staff or relative held to force submission or execute
  the theft), distinct from the Kidnapping scenario (taken away and held).
- detention-flag-review.md / detention-flag-corrections.json: 40 records
  reviewed with evidence; 30 set-to-1 proposals accepted by the owner on
  2026-09-06 (listed in corrections-approved.md), 10 still open.
- apply_detention_wording.py: "Violence Used" in the 70 reviewed summaries now
  names detention explicitly (62 of 70 labelled), supported by the summary's
  own text; idempotent; supersedes the batch scripts' wording.

Worklist and docs
- sofia-worklist.md: 248 decisions, detention rule item replacing the old
  "no abduction" item, fresh-search section for the textless cases.
- README-START-HERE.md: progress notes, run commands, next steps.
- Bug fixed in passing: Wayback blocks stored in-memory text with carriage
  returns; now stored as read back from disk.

verify_all.py PASSES (2321 checks).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GZZENdTLzNGsbNy4DyF1yt
2026-09-06 19:36:45 +02:00

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CASE 094 | 39 y/o man | July 28, 2021 | Hong Kong
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DATABASE RECORD
id 94
date July 28, 2021
original_date July 28, 2021
year 2021
month 7
quarter 2021-Q3
victim 39 y/o man
location Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
country Hong Kong
scenario P2P Trade Gone Wrong
description Trader robbed of HK$3 million at knifepoint
kidnappings 0
violence_torture 1
drugs_alcohol 0
weapons 1
theft 1
life_taken 0
money_wanted HK$3 million
coin_type Fiat (HK)
reports South China Morning Post
notes Cut his hand with a knife, he was hospitalized.
has_processed_date 1
created_at 2025-11-13 05:44:45
(flag legend: 'kidnappings' is the DETENTION flag — 1 when the victim was held against
their will at any point, tied, locked in, held at gunpoint or taken away; it is NOT the
same as the 'Kidnapping' scenario, which means taken away and held. See README, Definitions.)
AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
**Victim:** 39 y/o man
**Attackers:** Unknown number of perpetrators
**Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong
**Violence Used:** Physical violence, knife
**Crypto Stolen:** HK$3 million in Fiat (HK)
**Status:** Investigation ongoing
LINKED SOURCES
[url] https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3142919/bitcoin-trader-robbed-hk3-million-cash-when-sellers
NOTES ON THIS FILE
* matched to sheet row 95: exact date + country, unique candidate
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ARTICLE 1
Source South China Morning Post
URL https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3142919/bitcoin-trader-robbed-hk3-million-cash-when-sellers
Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 95, column "Articles"
Length 2,310 chars
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Bitcoin trader robbed of HK$3 million in cash when sellers in Hong Kong show up with knife
The 39-year-old trader from South Korea arrived for the exchange on Ashley Road in Tsim Sha Tsui
At least five robberies or scams involving bitcoin have taken place in Hong Kong already this year. Photo: Fung ChangAt least five robberies or scams involving bitcoin have taken place in Hong Kong already this year. Photo: Fung Chang
At least five robberies or scams involving bitcoin have taken place in Hong Kong already this year. Photo: Fung Chang
A cryptocurrency trader was robbed of more than HK$3 million (US$128,500) in cash at knifepoint when he went to meet a bitcoin seller in Hong Kong on Wednesday afternoon.
The 39-year-old trader from South Korea arrived at Astoria Building on Ashley Road in Tsim Sha Tsui for the exchange at about 6.20pm. He was approached by four men, one of whom attacked him with the knife.
The criminals snatched a bag he was carrying with about HK$3.29 million inside and fled. The trader asked a friend to call police and officers searched the area but failed to locate the suspects.
The victim suffered a cut to his hand and was sent to hospital for treatment. Detectives from the Yau Tsim district crime squad are investigating.
Several robberies involving digital currency have taken place in Hong Kong this year. In June, a 22-year-old cryptocurrency trader was sprayed in his eyes with an unknown substance and robbed of HK$2 million while on his way to buy the digital money in Kwun Tong. Three men and a woman were later arrested.
Hong Kong cryptocurrency trader targeted in HK$2 million robbery
15 Jun 2021
In March, two employees of an exchange company were lured to a Tin Hau shop and conned out of HK$3.85 million in a bitcoin transaction scam.
In January, two cryptocurrency traders were robbed of HK$6.5 million in total in two separate cases in the space of a fortnight.
On January 4, a gang tricked a 37-year-old man into transferring more than HK$3 million in bitcoin to them. They paid the victim with cash but took it straight back after he made the transfer. He was left on a hillside on Tai Tam Road in Chai Wan.
Two weeks later, another gang lured a female trader to an office in Kwun Tong for a transaction and robbed her of HK$3.5 million at knifepoint.
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FETCHED ARTICLE 1 [AUTO-TRIMMED — UNREVIEWED]
!! Furniture was cut by a script keyed on this case's record, not by a person.
!! It may still carry passages about OTHER cases from a round-up article.
!! The full page extract is kept in staging/ if a cut needs revisiting.
Source scmp.com
URL https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3142919/bitcoin-trader-robbed-hk3-million-cash-when-sellers
Field url
Retrieved 2026-09-05T12:53:27+00:00 via raw HTTP retrieval, deterministic extraction (HTTP 200)
Language unknown
Kept paragraphs headline [0] + 5-9 of 10
Length 1,151 chars
Integrity sha256 8f6d627a022f43b46f3f30aed8e2bdf98f05383b2e6aed3889e923e4a9e61b1b
Trimmed AUTO-TRIMMED, unreviewed: kept paragraphs 5-9 plus headline [0]; dropped 4 leading and 0 trailing paragraphs. Case-term hits on page: 22.
Caveat retrieved from a live page on the date above. Unlike text copied
from the spreadsheet, there is no second copy to hash it against.
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ORIGINAL (unknown, verbatim as retrieved)
Bitcoin trader robbed of HK$3 million in cash when sellers in Hong Kong show up with knife | South China Morning Post
A cryptocurrency trader was robbed of more than HK$3 million (US$128,500) in cash at knifepoint when he went to meet a bitcoin seller in Hong Kong on Wednesday afternoon.
The 39-year-old trader from South Korea arrived at Astoria Building on Ashley Road in Tsim Sha Tsui for the exchange at about 6.20pm. He was approached by four men, one of whom attacked him with the knife.
The criminals snatched a bag he was carrying with about HK$3.29 million inside and fled. The trader asked a friend to call police and officers searched the area but failed to locate the suspects.
The victim suffered a cut to his hand and was sent to hospital for treatment. Detectives from the Yau Tsim district crime squad are investigating.
Several robberies involving digital currency have taken place in Hong Kong this year. In June, a 22-year-old cryptocurrency trader was sprayed in his eyes with an unknown substance and robbed of HK$2 million while on his way to buy the digital money in Kwun Tong. Three men and a woman were later arrested.
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generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 094
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