Hong Kong merchant jailed for trying to kill wife, daughters amid debt woes
A Hong Kong merchant has been jailed for five years and four months for attempting to murder his wife and three daughters by burning charcoal in their public rental flat after struggling to repay debts totalling nearly HK$900,000 (US$115,000). The High Court on Monday sentenced Wong Pak-ting in what the presiding judge described as a “tragic” case. The 45-year-old pleaded guilty in May to four…
A Hong Kong merchant has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for attempting to murder his wife and three daughters. The 45-year-old, Wong Pak-ting, pleaded guilty to four counts of attempted murder after allegedly spiking food and drinks with sleeping pills before burning charcoal in their rental flat to kill them all on June 25, 2024.
Wong claimed he had been struggling to repay nearly HK$900,000 in debts and had been receiving psychiatric treatment for depression since March 2023. He said he wanted to end his life and his family's due to fear of harassment by debt collectors, though no such harassment had occurred. The presiding judge described the case as "tragic," noting that Wong had a close relationship with his family and was unlikely to reoffend with proper treatment.
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