Murder and suicide in Tseung Kwan O
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About 0.40 am, Police received a report from a 34-year-old woman that her 63-year-old mother collapsed in a unit on Lohas Park Rd.
Officers sped to the scene and found the 63-year-old woman sustaining neck injuries. She was certified dead at scene.
Officers also found a 66-year-old man collapsed at the swimming pool of the estate and suspected he had jumped off the flat. The man was rushed to Tseung Kwan O Hospital where he was certified dead at 2.02 am.
Initial investigations revealed that the man committed suicide after strangulating his wife to death with a rope. A will note and the rope were found in the flat.
Post-mortem examinations will be conducted on the deceased to ascertain the cause of death.
Investigations by the District Crime Squad of Kwun Tong Police District are underway.
Ends/Thursday, May 18, 2017
Issued at HKT 9:16
Issued at HKT 9:16
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