Man falls to death from flat amid dispute with wife, son over education expenses
Wife, 52, and 21-year-old son arrested, with preliminary investigations suggesting death was accidental
A man plunged to his death from the balcony of his public housing flat in Hong Kong on Wednesday night after a dispute with his wife and son over education expenses, police said.
A source said on Thursday that the man’s wife, 52, and their 21-year-old son were arrested, with preliminary investigations suggesting the death was accidental.
The force received a report from the man’s son at 9.42pm on Wednesday, saying his father had lost his balance and fallen from their flat at Ming Yiu House in Jat Min Chuen, a public housing estate in Sha Tin.
The 61-year-old man, surnamed Law, was certified dead at the scene, with no suicide note found, the force said.