Couple found dead in second suspected suicide pact in Hong Kong in two days
- Security guard contacted police after neighbours complained about odour coming from flat
- Case comes two days after another couple killed themselves and son, 7, by burning charcoal in bedroom
A 54-year-old man and his 56-year-old wife were found dead in a Hong Kong residential flat on Wednesday in a suspected suicide pact.
Emergency personnel rushed to Ho Shun Fuk Building on Sau Fu Street, Yuen Long shortly before 10.30am. A security guard had called police after residents complained about an odour coming from the seventh-floor flat.
“Firefighters forced open the door of the flat and found the bodies of the couple inside,” a police spokesman said.
He added that burnt charcoal was found at the scene.
A police source said initial investigation indicated the couple had been dead for about two weeks.
“The couple were last seen by their neighbours during Lunar New Year,” he said.
No suicide note was found at the scene but a statement issued by a finance company showed the couple were more than HK$100,000 (US$12,740) in debt, according to the source.