2023-12-20 04:19:26
A man’s body was found in a fire unit in Tung Tau Estate, Wong Tai Sin, where his mother and daughter were injured. It is understood that the deceased was suspected of having been attacked with a knife.
[12:00 update of police fire briefing on the case]
[Yahoo News Report]The police and fire department briefed on the case at noon. The police said that a fire broke out in a unit on the 7th floor this morning, and someone was stabbed. After receiving the report, they found three women at the scene, who were related to mother and daughter. Among them, the 49-year-old mother had a stab wound on the left back of her head, and the 16-year-old daughter had stab wounds on her left wrist and left forehead. The 12-year-old daughter was not injured. The three were rescued and sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.
The police continued that a preliminary investigation showed that the male head of the household had stabbed the female head of the household and the eldest daughter. After the mother and daughter fled, the unit caught fire shortly after. After the fire was extinguished, the police found a male body in the unit. The identity has yet to be confirmed, and the cause of the fire has also yet to be confirmed.
Police: There is no domestic violence between male and female heads of household
The police emphasized that this case was a single incident and was temporarily believed to be caused by a family dispute. There was no evidence that other people were involved and the case was referred to the Social Welfare Department for follow-up. The police classified the case as a fire and injury case, and the case was investigated by the Wong Tai Sin Regional Crime Team. Regarding the news that the male head of the household owed gambling debts, the police said that this was the direction of investigation, and pointed out that there was no domestic violence between the male and female heads of the household. As for the two people who had no dispute before the incident, the police were still investigating the murder weapon.
Firefighting: An accelerant fire was found to be spreading at an unusual rate
The fire department said that the fire area was 6 meters by 5 meters. After receiving the report, 30 people were evacuated to a safe place. Firefighters found a burnt body in the unit where the fire broke out. It was initially believed that he was a male, and 6 other people were injured or unwell. The fire started in the bedroom.
The fire department continued that accelerants were found in the fire scene and the fire spread at an unusual speed. They considered the fire suspicious and handed it over to the police for follow-up investigation. The fire department also clarified that there was no falling incident or explosion.
[Original report]A fire broke out in Tung Tau Estate, Wong Tai Sin this morning (20th). The body of a man was found at the scene, and two mothers and daughters were injured in the incident.
The police responded to “Yahoo News” and received a report from citizens at 7:19 this morning that a fire broke out in a low-rise unit in Kwai Tung House, Tung Tau Estate. News on the scene said there was an explosion and glass fragments fell from a height. After receiving the report, the fire department opened a hose and rescued the victim, and found a male body in the unit. During the incident, 10 residents needed to be evacuated, and another 3 people suffered from smoke inhalation and needed to be sent to the hospital.
It is understood that there is a family of four in the unit involved. The 49-year-old male head of the household surnamed Wang is a worker in the third industry. He had told his wife earlier that he was unhappy at work; he also owed a debt of 1.5 million yuan due to his addiction to gambling. This morning, the male head of the household suspected that he cut his 49-year-old wife with a knife while his wife and daughter were sleeping. She was also injured on the left back of her head. After the wife screamed, the two daughters came out from the neighboring room to help. During the process, the 16-year-old daughter was injured on her wrist and left forehead, while the 12-year-old daughter was not injured. 3 The mother and daughter immediately took shelter in a neighbor’s unit on the same floor. Soon thick smoke came from the unit involved. When the fire fighters arrived, they found the charred body of the male head of household.
Some citizens witnessed the fire in the unit involved. (Photo: Friends of Wong Tai Sin District (Wong Tai Sin, San Po Kong, Diamond Hill, Tsz Wan Shan…) FB)
In addition, the police said that at 7:21, they received a report from the public that someone was suspected of falling from the Guidong Building. It is understood that the police went to the scene to search and found no bodies or injured persons who fell from the building.
“Yahoo News” has inquired with the Social Welfare Department whether the case is related to the case that the department is following up on, and is awaiting a reply.
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