Murder in Yau Ma Tei
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About 8.30am yesterday, Police received a report that three people were injured inside a hotel room on Austin Road West.
Police officers sped to the scene and found a 42-year-old woman and her 6-year-old son sustaining neck injuries and lying unconsciously on a bed who were then certified dead at scene. Sustaining injuries to hand and face, the woman’s 42-year-old husband was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Initial investigations revealed that the deceased were attacked by the 42-year-old foreign man with a knife. Police later arrested the man at scene for murder. He is being detained for further enquiries.
A knife in suspected connection with the case was seized at scene.
Post-mortem examinations will be conducted later to ascertain the cause of death of the deceased.
Investigation by the District Crime Squad of Yau Tsim District is underway.
Ends/Monday, January 15, 2018
Issued at HKT 3:04
Issued at HKT 3:04
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