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Jess Ma

A man believed to be more than HK$1 million (US$ 127,470) in debt is suspected of murdering his wife in their flat after previous financial disputes, according to preliminary investigations by Hong Kong police.
Superintendent Kwan Chun-ting, assistant district commander of Eastern district crime squad, said on Thursday that a 51-year-old man had turned himself in at Kowloon City Police Station at 7.30pm the previous day and confessed to killing his wife.
“We believe the incident happened between the early hours and daytime [on Wednesday] when they were inside the same room,” he said.
Police arrested the suspect on Wednesday evening after officers found his 53-year-old wife dead on the bed in the master bedroom of their flat at Heng Fa Chuen private housing estate, with knife wounds on her neck, torso and hands.
“The deceased and the arrestee had a dispute inside their home, with the arrestee attacking her with a kitchen knife,” Kwan said.
The couple’s two sons, aged 22 and 15, also lived in the same flat, but the superintendent did not mention their presence when recounting the incident.
While Kwan said police would still have to investigate the suspect’s motive, preliminary findings showed he had a record of risky investments and debts of more than HK$1 million.
“This caused disputes with the deceased. Their relationship, we believe, was quite poor,” Kwan said.
The suspect was an IT professional with a stable income, while his wife was a homemaker, he added.
The family had no previous record of disputes or domestic violence. The case remained under investigation and the man was still in custody as of Thursday morning.


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Hong Kong police say 53-year-old woman found in bedroom with knife wounds after suspect turned himself in on Wednesday and confessed to killing her


Hong Kong police say 53-year-old woman found in bedroom with knife wounds after suspect turned himself in on Wednesday and confessed to killing her.


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IT worker, 51, allegedly killed wife with knife after financial disputes: police

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Hong Kong police say 53-year-old woman found in bedroom with knife wounds after suspect turned himself in on Wednesday and confessed to killing her

Hong Kong police say 53-year-old woman found in bedroom with knife wounds after suspect turned himself in on Wednesday and confessed to killing her