A 13-YEAR-OLD boy found dead in a pump room in a Sha Tin public housing estate yesterday had been tied up with wire and gagged.
Hung Siu-chung was found on the rooftop of Chi Wo House, Wo Che Estate, by a 41-year-old female cleaner around 1.30 pm - 30 minutes after his parents reported him missing.
The couple told police they were concerned about their son, whom they had not seen since he left home on Monday afternoon.
The husband is a senior staff member of the Fire Services Department and the family lives in government quarters nearby. The boy's mother and brother were taken to the pump room and identified Hung's body.
Sha Tin Assistant District Commander (Crime) Superintendent Tam Tak-wing said there were no apparent injuries on the body.
However, the boy's hands and legs were tied with wire and there was another wire around his neck. His eyes and mouth were covered with adhesive tape.