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Wan Chai Arson Murder Case|Two dead are father-son cases reclassified as murder, suicide and arson

2022-12-01T13:44:16.050Z


A fire broke out in Wanchai Kam Lok Building. The 89-year-old male surnamed Liu who died in the burning unit was a charred corpse with a knife beside him. A man was unconscious in the toilet and died after being sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. Police investigation found


A fire broke out in Wanchai Kam Lok Building. The 89-year-old male surnamed Liu who died in the burning unit was a charred corpse with a knife beside him. A man was unconscious in the toilet and died after being sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.

After investigation, the police found that both of them had stab wounds on their chests, and there were two bottles of accelerant in the unit. After in-depth investigation, it was confirmed that the other deceased was a 53-year-old man surnamed Liu, and it was confirmed that the two deceased were father and son. The case has now been changed. Listed as murder, suicide and arson.

It is known that the police have also contacted the cub of the 89-year-old deceased and are looking into his family situation.


A fire broke out in the Kam Lok Building in Wanchai. It was revealed that the dead male resident had stabbed himself in the heart. His 89-year-old father, who lived with him, fell into a coma and was sent to Queen Mary Hospital for emergency treatment. He also died.

(Photo by Huang Weimin)

Superintendent Sin Kwok-ming, Assistant Commander (Criminal) of Wanchai Police District explained the case today, saying that the man surnamed Liu (89 years old) who was declared dead on the spot at 5:45 a.m. had lived in the unit where the fire started for more than 30 years.

The unit is about 300 square feet with one elevator and two units, one living room and two bedrooms.

Liu Weng was found in the room with his head up, a sharp weapon beside him, and a 2 cm stab wound to his heart.

It is understood that the prize is a Western-style table knife about 25 centimeters long.

As for the other man who was unconscious in the fire and died at 5:48 a.m. after being sent to the hospital, he was the 53-year-old son of the deceased.

Xian Guoming said that he also had a knife wound of about 1 cm near his heart.

He was found in the bathroom with his head down.

After a preliminary investigation, the police believe that only two people were in the unit at the time of the incident, and there was no evidence of the presence of a third party. The doors and windows were locked and there was no sign of arguing.

The personnel found two cans of combustion accelerant at the scene, which were carried in iron cans.

The case is now being investigated by Team 1 of the Wan Chai Crime Squad.

Xian called on the residents of the building to provide information to the police if they have any information or find any abnormalities recently. The telephone number is 3660 7546.

Source: hk1

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