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Harvey Kong

An elderly woman has been charged with murder two days after she and her husband were found unconscious in a hotel room in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui, with the man sustaining a potentially fatal stab wound to the neck.
“Police today laid a holding charge against a 73-year-old woman with one count of murder,” the force said on Saturday.
The woman was arrested on Thursday in connection with a murder and attempted suicide case that occurred on the same day.
A police spokesman said the case would be mentioned at Kowloon City Court on January 26.
Cleaners at the Ramada Grand hotel on Austin Avenue discovered the woman and her 77-year-old husband lying on their room’s bed at about 4.50pm on Thursday, police said.
Emergency services rushed them to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, but the man was pronounced dead at 5.19pm.
Officers found knife wounds on the man’s neck and forearms. He had a stab wound about 2cm (0.8 inches) long on the right side of his neck, which was believed to be the fatal injury.
Police said the woman, who had no visible wounds, was holding a 23cm bloodstained fruit knife. A 20cm table knife and sleeping pills were also found in the room.
Officers believed the pair had taken dozens of the tablets. Two suicide notes, one written by each of them, were also discovered.
The couple, married for more than 40 years, wrote that they could no longer endure their long‑term illnesses and had decided to end their lives, according to police.
A source said that both suffered from conditions including heart disease and liver disease.
If you have suicidal thoughts or know someone who is experiencing them, help is available. In Hong Kong, you can dial 18111 for the government-run Mental Health Support Hotline.
You can also call +852 2896 0000 for The Samaritans or +852 2382 0000 for Suicide Prevention Services. In the US, call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. For a list of other nations’ helplines, see this page.


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Pair found unconscious in hotel room, with man, 77, suffering potentially fatal stab wound, police say


Pair found unconscious in hotel room, with man, 77, suffering potentially fatal stab wound, police say.


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Woman, 73, charged with murdering husband in Tsim Sha Tsui hotel

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Pair found unconscious in hotel room, with man, 77, suffering potentially fatal stab wound, police say

Pair found unconscious in hotel room, with man, 77, suffering potentially fatal stab wound, police say