Hong Kong police probe suspected murder after man found dead near busy street

The case was initially classified as manslaughter, but the force was now treating it as a suspected murder.

Police said the man’s face was discoloured when he was found.

The investigation is being handled by the Yau Tsim district crime squad.

Last Wednesday, a 57-year-old woman died and her 66-year-old businessman husband was fighting for his life after he allegedly set fire to their flat in Mid-Levels over suspected marital issues in what police classified as an attempted murder-suicide.

A 32-year-old woman was arrested in June after she allegedly killed her husband with a 30cm-long (12 inches) fruit knife as he slept on the couch, before attempting to take her own life.

That same month, a 59-year-old man was arrested in connection with the death of his girlfriend, who had allegedly lost consciousness after she fell to the ground and suffered a head injury during a domestic dispute.

In May, a 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after he allegedly got into a fight with his 50-year-old father, who later died from injuries that included an 8cm wound on the head.