Hong Kong Bed & Bath

"HONG KONG - A stunned woman returned home from work in the early hours of yesterday to find her father hanging inside the toilet and her mother near death in bed.

"Police have classified the deaths, in Hiu Kwai House, Kwai Chung, as homicide and suicide, while detectives from Kwai Chung's district crime squad carry out a follow-up investigation.

"The bodies of the 67-year-old man, surnamed Lui, and his 70-year-old wife surnamed Wong, were discovered by their 36-year- old daughter when she returned from work as a late-shift cashier in a supermarket. Ms Lui called the police at about 1.20am.

"Initial examinations found abrasions on the neck of the woman. Police believe the man strangled his wife before killing himself.

"The husband and wife were pronounced dead at Yan Chai Hospital. Post-mortem examinations will be conducted to find out the cause of death.

"There was no death note and the daughter told police that her father acted normally when she last saw him before leaving for work...

"Neighbors said the couple appeared to be in poor health and were feeble. They described the daughter as being devoted to the parents. She prepared their evening meal before leaving for work in the afternoon.

"The neighbors believed the couple had throat problems, adding there was a strong smell of medicinal oil around them.

"Tenants of nearby flats added they did not know much about the family as they moved in only two years ago."

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