Wong Tai Sin lift stabbing leaves one dead
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A violent incident at Chiu Sin House in Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate on the morning of August 8 left one man seriously injured and another dead after a suspected attack inside a lift and a subsequent fall from height. Police said the 26-year-old victim suffered more than 10 knife wounds, while the 46-year-old suspect, believed to be his neighbour downstairs, was later found dead after returning to his 15th-floor flat and jumping from a window.
Key Points
- Police first received a report at 7:19am that a 26-year-old man was injured and lying inside a lift in Chiu Sin House.
- Seven minutes later, at 7:26am, building security reported a 46-year-old man had fallen from height outside the block and was certified dead on scene.
- Sources said the deceased lived on the 15th floor, the injured man on the 16th, and they had previously clashed over noise complaints.
- Investigators found a blood-stained kitchen knife in the deceased man’s flat, and police classified the case as wounding and suicide.
- The injured man was conscious despite multiple serious wounds and was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for emergency treatment.
Why It Matters
The case has raised concern over neighbour disputes in dense public housing blocks, especially when complaints over noise appear to have escalated into extreme violence. Reports also said the deceased had a mental illness record and was highly sensitive to noise, factors likely to form part of the police investigation into motive and circumstances.