Elderly Hong Kong couple die in suspected suicide pact over Parkinson’s diagnosis
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Daughter discovers parents unconscious at Tuen Mun flat after friend raises alarm over unanswered phone calls
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Simpson Cheung Published: 9:44pm, 18 Oct 2026
Hong Kong police are investigating a suspected suicide pact after an elderly couple were found dead in a public housing flat on Sunday, following the woman’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.
Police received a report at 2.39pm on Sunday that a man and a woman had been found unconscious inside a flat at King Wing House in Shan King Estate in Tuen Mun.
A tray of burnt charcoal was found at the scene.
The couple, a 72-year-old man surnamed Cheung and a 69-year-old woman surnamed Tse, were rushed to Tuen Mun Hospital where they were later pronounced dead.
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