Hong Kong teen makes fatal leap after reporting death of stabbed relatives

A 19-year-old Hong Kong man has leapt fatally from a building shortly after reporting the death of his grandfather and father, who were found in their village home with stab wounds inflicted by sharp objects.

Police on Wednesday said they had classified the two cases as murder and suicide and were looking into the causes.

According to Johnathan Kwan Chun-him, assistant district commander (crime) of Yuen Long, police received a call from a 19-year-old man regarding the death of his grandfather and father in a ground-floor flat in Chun Hing San Tsuen, off Wang Tat Road, at 8.10pm on Tuesday.

Five minutes later, the force received a suspected suicide report, later confirmed to be the teen.

Upon arrival at the village house, officers found multiple wounds and heavy bleeding on the bodies of the 93-year-old grandfather and his 69-year-old son. A forensic examination showed the two elderly men had been stabbed by sharp objects.

“Our initial findings found out there were multiple wounds on the 93-year-old man’s face and neck, and heavy bleeding over his body,” Kwan said.