Hong Kong mother and daughter, 7, found dead in possible murder-suicide
Investigators discover note and burnt charcoal in room; pair may have been dead for more than three days
A single mother and her seven-year-old daughter were found dead in a Hong Kong flat where police discovered a suicide note and burnt charcoal.
A domestic helper returned to the flat in a residential block in Shining Heights on Sycamore Street at about 6.30pm on Tuesday and found it locked from inside.
Firefighters broke down the door and saw the pair’s decomposing bodies in a room.
Some burnt charcoal and a suicide note were also found. The woman had written in the note that she had been troubled by relationship issues and that she did not want to leave her daughter alone.
Police believed the mother had killed herself and the girl by burning the charcoal. Forensic experts said the two might have been dead for more than three days.
