Knife-wounded man found before fatal fall in Wong Tai Sin
SCMP · 1 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago1 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong police are examining two serious incidents that unfolded within minutes of each other at Chiu Sin House in Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate on Saturday morning. A man with several knife wounds was found in a lift at 7.19am, and at 7.26am another man was reported to have fallen from a height at the same building and died at the scene .
Key Points
- The first case began when police received a report at 7.19am after a building security guard found an injured man inside a lift at Chiu Sin House .
- The wounded man had sustained multiple knife injuries and was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment after emergency responders arrived .
- Seven minutes later, at 7.26am, police received another report that a man had fallen from a height at the same housing block .
- The second man landed on a platform within Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate and was certified dead at the scene by responders .
- Police classified the first investigation as wounding and referred it to the Wong Tai Sin district crime squad, while the second was classified as suicide .
Why It Matters
The proximity in time and location has raised immediate questions about whether the two incidents are linked, but police said they have not officially combined the cases. The investigation is likely to focus on reconstructing the sequence of events inside the public housing block and determining whether the two men had any connection .