‘Property quarrel’ led to Hong Kong flat fire, knife attack that left 4 sisters severely injured
- Source says three of the sisters in critical condition and fourth suffered serious injuries
- Preliminary investigation suggests sisters were doused with flammable solution and suffered burns when blaze at flat broke out during quarrel, he adds
An argument over whether to sell a flat owned by their late father led to the blaze and subsequent knife attack that left four Hong Kong sisters in hospital, the Post has learned.
On Monday, three of the women, aged 46, 51 and 58, were in a coma and listed in critical condition in hospital, while their 53-year-old sister was in serious condition, according to a source familiar with the case.
A preliminary investigation suggested the four sisters were doused with a flammable solution and suffered burns when a blaze broke out during the quarrel at the flat in Tsz Lok Estate’s Lok Shun House at around 3.30pm on Sunday, he said.
Two of the sisters’ clothes caught fire as they fled the flat, the source said. Officers were still investigating who poured the flammable solution and started the fire, he added.
According to the insider, the four women ran from the premises before the eldest one allegedly stabbed her 51-year-old sibling in the abdomen at least two times in a public corridor outside.
“We believe the oldest sister was holding the knife in the flat before running out,” he said.