The defendant had revealed to the police that he wanted to die because of his death due to the death of his wife and children.

A businessman who runs a chocolate company in South Korea was arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife and children in a hotel room during a trip with his wife and children to Hong Kong in 2018.

After being remanded for 3 months, he committed suicide in the Lychee Reception Center.

The Coroner's Court opened an inquiry on the incident today (15th). The court revealed that the businessman was drunk when he was arrested and the doctor believed that he had an acute alcohol-related mental disorder.

He later admitted to the police that he stabbed his wife and children, but did not mention the motive and course of the crime.

Police investigations also found that a week before the incident, the businessman had browsed information such as severe blood loss and death, and stabbing the neck and chest with a knife while sleeping. It was also mentioned that his wife and children were dead and that he also "want to die."

Charged with two murders in connection with killing his wife and children

South Korean businessman Kim Minho (43 years old, hereinafter referred to as Kim), came to Hong Kong with his wife and children on January 6, 2018. A few days later, he was arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife and children in a hotel. He was charged with two murders. Yat Siu Lam Psychiatric Treatment Centre and Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre.

He eventually died in Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre on April 16 of the same year.

Owner of a chocolate factory in Korea

Senior Inspector Xie Qilin (voice) confessed that she was the case director of Kim's murder of his wife and children.

According to police investigations, Kim was born in South Korea in April 1975. He was the owner of a chocolate factory at the time of the incident. He and his wife and children entered Hong Kong as tourists on January 6, 2018, and then stayed at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

On the 14th of the same month, drunk Kim was arrested for murdering his wife and children. He had minor bruises on his body.

The police found the bodies of his wife and son in the hotel room, as well as a blood-stained ceramic knife with Kim and his son's DNA on the handle and blade respectively.

What happened.

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Browsing web pages related to severe blood loss before the incident

Kim was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment on the same day and was discharged 2 days later. He later recorded a meeting with the police and admitted that he had stabbed his wife and children with a knife, but did not disclose the motive and course of the crime.

Police investigations later found that Kim had used his mobile phone to browse the records of severe blood loss and death, and the stab wounds to his neck and chest during his deepest sleep, one week before the incident.

Another CCTV film showed that Kim bought a ceramic knife in a Japanese town in Kowloon on January 12.

When meeting with the police, he revealed that he wanted to die

Kim was later charged with murder and was escorted to the Kowloon City Court on January 16. Kim was transferred to Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre for remand.

During the investigation, Kim did not conduct self-harm, but once cautioned that he "want to die" because his wife and children had passed away.

Kim’s wife’s younger brother revealed that the company they operate in South Korea has debts. His wife’s younger brother once asked Kim for help, and Kim later said that they would resolve it.

The police therefore believed that this was related to Kim's crime.

Acute confusion on admission

Huang Zhiyuan, a physician in the Department of Internal Medicine at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, stated that when Kim transferred to the hospital on January 14, 2018, he was in a state of confusion, suspected of incontinence, and suspected of having pupils contracted under the influence of drugs.

Kim's blood test report also showed that he had metabolic acidosis in his body. The blood alcohol content was more than three times higher than normal. The urine report showed that he had anti-allergic drugs and drugs commonly known as "Viagra".

After admission, Kim's mental state slowly recovered. He said he had no serious medical history in the past, but agreed to have a long-term drinking habit.

The hospital diagnosed that Kim had an acute mental disorder when he was admitted to the hospital, and his greatest chance was related to alcohol.

The Coroner's Court is now handled by Vivian Chow's Coroner, and there are 3 male and 2 female jurors. The Correctional Services Department is present as an interested party.

Case Number: CCDI-269/2018(DK)

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