Police gave no detail on how Kim died but local Hong Kong media reported he had committed suicide. Police had rushed to the harbourfront hotel after receiving a report that a man and woman were fighting. Kim's wife and six-year-old son were found dead at the scene, his wife with multiple cuts to her neck and his six-year-old son with a throat wound. A source with knowledge of the investigation told AFP at the time that a friend of the suspect had warned authorities in South Korea he was potentially suicidal shortly before the incident. The South Korean consulate in Hong Kong did not immediately respond to Kim's death.

Source: The Nation Bangkok April 16, 2018 06:56 UTC