Man, 88, found dead in Hong Kong flat, semi-conscious wife hospitalised
Couple’s daughter discovered them passed out at their home in North Point, police say
An 88-year-old man who was ill was found dead and his wife hospitalised after their two daughters discovered the couple passed out at their home in Hong Kong’s North Point and called police.
Police said on Tuesday that officers were alerted at 1.55am by a woman who found her parents unconscious in the bedroom of their flat in Lai Tak Tsuen in North Point.
According to police, the woman had tried calling her parents but had failed to reach them. It prompted her to visit their home, but no one answered the door. Her sister then came with a key and opened the flat’s door. They found the couple in the bedroom and called police.
The man was certified dead at the scene, while his wife, 78, was semi-conscious and sent to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai for treatment, police said.
The force said the man had a history of illness, adding that the cause of his death would be determined after an autopsy.
The Social Welfare Department said staff had contacted the family members and would provide appropriate help if needed.