Kwai Chung Estate couple found dead in murder-suicide case
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Summary
Police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide at Chun Kwai House in Kwai Chung Estate after an 80-year-old man was found dead on the ground outside the building and his 66-year-old wife was later found dead inside their flat. Initial forensic findings indicate the woman died after being struck on the head with a hard object, while the man died from a fall from height; officers say the couple had recently told relatives they were considering divorce.
Key Points
- A security guard called police at 11:32pm on 23 August after finding the 80-year-old man lying outside Chun Kwai House, apparently after falling from height.
- Officers then entered the couple's high-floor flat and found the 66-year-old wife lying in the living room with severe bleeding and multiple head injuries.
- Police found an opened window and window grille facing the spot where the man landed, but no suicide note; three mobile phones belonging to the couple were seized.
- In a public rubbish bin near the lift lobby on the same floor, investigators recovered two bags of bloodstained clothing and hard objects, including a roughly 60-centimetre metal rack, two metal bars and clothes-drying items.
- Assistant District Commander Wan Chun-hong said the couple had been married for more than 40 years, had no prior domestic-violence or mental-illness records, but their relationship had long been poor; the retired husband had also expressed suicidal thoughts.
Why It Matters
Police have classified the case as murder and suicide and handed it to the Kwai Tsing District crime squad for further investigation, with autopsies to confirm the causes of death. Officers said they had not found signs of financial pressure and were treating the case as an individual family tragedy, while urging people facing emotional, relationship or money problems to seek professional help.