Harbour and MTR suicides

Two men died in separate suicides yesterday while two young lovers survived a suicide pact after burning charcoal in their bedroom.

A 55-year-old businessman was found floating in Victoria Harbour off Western at 1am, about an hour after he called his son and told him he was going to jump into the sea to commit suicide. He reportedly explained to his 25-year-old son that his business had run into serious financial problems.

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