Police say father, 37, suspected to have murdered wife and two sons before jumping from hotel, with motive believed to be mental health-related
A 37-year-old man is suspected of murdering his wife and two children before jumping to his death from a Hong Kong hotel, police have said, adding that they believe the motive was rooted in mental health problems.
The bodies of a woman, 36, and two children, aged three and six, were discovered with multiple cut wounds in a room at the Panda Hotel in Tsuen Wan, police said, noting that the man had rented the space for a three-month period ending in August.
Police said the case had been classified as a murder-suicide, with an investigation under way.
Police said they found the jobless man after he fell from the room at the hotel, which is located on 3 Tsuen Wah Street, after receiving a report at 4.45am from an employee of the nearby 7-Eleven convenience store.
