Hong Kong family in suspected murder-suicide case ‘were about to emigrate to UK’

A young Hong Kong family of four found dead in a suspected hotel murder-suicide case at the weekend had planned to fly to Britain on Monday to emigrate, with the lease on their suite ending next month, the Post has learned.

The father, a former customs inspector, was found dead on Sunday after jumping out of a window at the Panda Hotel in Tsuen Wan. Officers discovered his wife and two sons, aged six and three, dead inside the hotel suite.

A source said on Monday that the family’s visa applications had already been approved but their plans to move to Britain were delayed because the three-year-old boy had a foot condition.

“He had undergone two operations, but the results were unsatisfactory, so they could only delay the emigration plan,” the source said.

The hotel case has been classified as a murder-suicide, with the cause of the killings still under investigation.

The tragedy at the hotel came to light after the father jumped to his death. Photo: May Tse
The tragedy at the hotel came to light after the father jumped to his death. Photo: May Tse

A preliminary forensic examination found the man’s wife had cut wounds on her back and neck.

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