Man falls to death from flat amid dispute with wife, son over education expenses

Wife, 52, and 21-year-old son arrested, with preliminary investigations suggesting the death was accidental

A man plunged to his death from the balcony of his public housing flat in Hong Kong on Wednesday night after a dispute with his wife and son over education expenses, police said.

A source said on Thursday that the man’s wife, 52, and their 21-year-old son were arrested, with preliminary investigations suggesting the death was accidental.

The force received a report from the man’s son at 9.42pm on Wednesday, saying his father had lost his balance and fallen from their flat at Ming Yiu House in Jat Min Chuen, a public housing estate in Sha Tin.

The 61-year-old man, surnamed Law, was certified dead at the scene, with no suicide note found, the force said.

According to the source, Law and his son had argued in the kitchen over financial issues, before Law’s wife intervened.

During the scuffle, Law grabbed his son while his wife tried to pull him away, and he fell from the balcony in the cramped space, the source said.