‘I just need an answer’: widow haunted by husband’s shooting seeks inquest

Two years after her armed, mentally ill husband was fatally shot by a Hong Kong police officer, Mrs Li is still waiting to learn whether a death inquest will be held.

On September 15, 2024, she called police when her 38-year-old husband, who had a history of mental illness, attacked his elderly mother and her at their North Point home.

Officers wielding shields arrived and found the man holding a 30cm (11.8-inch) knife and a pair of scissors.

Little did Mrs Li, who preferred to be identified by her spouse’s surname, expect that the day would end in tragedy.

  

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