A family of three committed suicide by burning charcoal at their Yuen Long home on Friday suspectedly because they were frustrated for being unable to settle the daughter's debts worth over HK$600,000. The case was initially listed an attempted suicide and was changed to dead bodies found. On Tuesday, Shum attempted suicide once already by taking pills and opening the gas pipe. The parents told relatives they wished to commit suicide on Wednesday and the family couldn't be reached the next day. The cousin then visited the family's Yuen Long home in the evening, only to find the trio had killed themselves already.

Source: The Standard December 17, 2022 01:28 UTC