Autistic boy, 14, falls to his death from Hong Kong home for disabled

A 14-year-old autistic boy fell to his death from a Kwai Chung home for the disabled when he tried to run away.

The boy, who lived in the Bridge of Rehabilitation in Man Shing Building on Wo Tong Tsui Street for about two years, was found by neighbours lying unconscious in a back alley of the building shortly before 5pm on Tuesday.

He was taken to Yan Chai Hospital where he was later declared dead.

Police found nothing suspicious.

Investigators believed that the accident happened when the boy tried to escape after removing the window grille in a vacant room on the third floor of the building.