An Elderly man has died in hospital after being found hanging in his Hong Kong flat, where his Wife was discovered with her head covered and declared dead shortly afterwards.The couple’s Daughter visited their flat in Fung King House at Lai King Estate in Kwai Chung on Friday and found her 70-year-old stepfather hanging by several phone charging cables in the living room.She found her 78-year-old mother on a bed with her head covered.The couple were rushed to Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung, but the mother was certified dead the same day.The stepfather remained in a critical condition until succumbing to his injuries at 4.08pm on Wednesday.Police classified the cases as Death on arrival at hospital and Attempted suicide.
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WED · 2026-06-24 · 13:28 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0624-87054
NSR-2026-0624-87054News Report·EN·Human Interest
Elderly man found hanging in Hong Kong flat last week dies from injuries
An elderly man has died in hospital after being found hanging in his Hong Kong flat last Friday. His 78-year-old wife was also discovered in the flat and declared dead shortly after being taken to Princess Margaret Hospital.
Danny MokSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-24 · 13:28 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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An elderly man has died in hospital after being found hanging in his Hong Kong flat last Friday. His 78-year-old wife was also discovered in the flat and declared dead shortly after being taken to Princess Margaret Hospital. The couple's daughter found her 70-year-old stepfather hanging by phone charging cables in the living room and her mother on a bed with her head covered. The mother was certified dead on Friday, while the stepfather remained in critical condition until his death on Wednesday. Police are classifying the cases as death on arrival at hospital and attempted suicide.
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Police classified the cases as death on arrival at hospital and attempted suicide.
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The 78-year-old mother was found on a bed with her head covered.
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The 70-year-old stepfather was found hanging by phone charging cables in the living room.
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The man's wife was discovered with her head covered and declared dead shortly afterwards.
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An elderly man died in hospital after being found hanging in his Hong Kong flat.
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