Tragic, a woman and her two children died after being found in a flat with a gas leak in Hong Kong. From the investigation, police said that it was a suspected murder-suicide on Sunday.
The mother, 32, and her children, aged six and 10, were found unconscious inside the 20th-floor flat in Lotus House at So Uk public housing estate in Cheung Sha Wan.
Police said, the mother was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital, and the children were rushed to Caritas Medical Centre. But, all of them were later declared dead.
Before found, the police received a report after 8 am about a suspected gas leak in an upper-floor unit.
And the firefighters that responding the report, found the flat-locked and forced their way inside.
Sham Shui Po Assistant District Commander, Cheng Chun-kit said, “The gas pipe in the kitchen had been deliberately cut open, while cloth and paper had been used to block airflow around doors and windows. The three were found in a bedroom. There were no signs of ransacking or reports of stolen property in the three-bedroom flat.”
The husband, who police said worked as a merchant, had to work a late shift on Saturday night and was not at home at the time.
The mother, a homemaker, had no history of mental illnesses and there were no recent records of domestic disputes for the couple, who had been married for 12 years.
Police would continue to investigate, including looking into the marriage and the family’s financial situation.
