Hong Kong court convicts British woman of blackmailing banker over false rape claim

South China Morning Post
by Fiona Chow
March 3, 2026
Hong Kong court convicts British woman of blackmailing banker over false rape claim
A British woman has been convicted of blackmailing a compatriot for a £100,000 (US$134,030) payout after accusing him of rape and threatening to report him to Hong Kong police. Isabel Anonia Barbra Eudora Rose, 25, turned from an alleged rape victim into a defendant standing trial at the District Court in Wan Chai for blackmailing the man, a banker she met during a trip to Thailand, and for making a false police report about the alleged rape, which she claimed took place on the night of January...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 3/3/2026