Isabel Rose

Isabel Rose, 26, from Hackney, was sentenced to six years in prison at the District Court in Hong Kong for blackmail and perverting the course of justice. Following a trial, the court found that Rose fabricated a rape allegation against a man she visited in Hong Kong in February 2024 in an attempt to extort £100,000 from him.

The court heard that Rose had reported the alleged incident to police, leading to the arrest of the man, who was subsequently released without charge. Evidence presented during the trial included WhatsApp messages between the pair, which prosecutors argued demonstrated that the rape allegation was false and part of a plan to demand money. Judge Adriana Noelle Tse Ching sentenced Rose to five years for blackmail and three years for perverting the course of justice, with one year of the latter to be served consecutively, resulting in a total sentence of six years.