‘Debt-ridden’ father throws son, 7, off Hong Kong shopping centre rooftop before jumping to his death
- Seven-year-old boy was riding on shoulders of his father when the latter threw him and jumped off rooftop of six-storey shopping centre, insider says
- Father and boy found unconscious in alley near Kowloon City Plaza in Carpenter Road; man later certified dead and son in critical condition
A seven-year-old boy was riding on his debt-ridden father’s shoulders before the latter flung him and jumped to his death from the rooftop of a Hong Kong six-storey shopping centre in an attempted murder-suicide, the Post has learned.
The boy, a Primary Two pupil, was in a critical condition as of 10.48am on Tuesday. He is being treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s intensive care unit, according to a government spokesman.
A source familiar with the case said security camera footage showed the boy riding on his 58-year-old father’s shoulders on the top floor of Kowloon City Plaza’s car park on Carpenter Road before 9pm on Monday.
“Shortly after, the father [carrying his son on his shoulders] walked to the edge of the mall’s rooftop and then threw the boy off the building before jumping off from the rooftop,” the insider said.
Taxi driver Ma Kam-shui and his son were found unconscious with serious injuries by a security guard in an alley next to the shopping centre at around 9.30pm.
Security personnel called emergency services and the boy was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei. The man was taken to Kwong Wah Hospital, also in Yau Ma Tei, and certified dead at 10.17pm.
