Update | Mother and two children found dead in domestic tragedy in Shau Kei Wan flat
Mainland father in critical condition after slashing his wrist in Shau Kei Wan flat
The bodies of a woman and her two children were found next to their unconscious father in a flat in Shau Kei Wan when firemen burst in yesterday.
Zhang Lun, eight, was dead beside the body of his mother, Zhang Guilian, 34, on a blood-soaked mattress on the floor. His sister Zhang Dan, nine, was dead under a bed. The siblings appeared to have been bludgeoned to death with a hammer.
We believe a love dispute was to blame for the killing. Her boyfriend wanted to reunite with her but she refused
"Their mother suffered a five to six-inch-long deep wound in the neck," Chief Inspector Lam Siu-wah said.
A hammer and bloodstained chopper were found in the flat.
Their 38-year-old father, a mainland visitor who was unconscious in bed with a slashed wrist after attempting suicide, was arrested. He was in a critical condition in hospital last night.
The three had been dead for more than 24 hours.
