Teenage girl found dead in Yau Ma Tei flat, police investigate
A 13-year-old girl was found dead in her Yau Ma Tei home on Tuesday night after hanging herself. Police recovered a suicide note at the scene and are investigating. A post-mortem examination will determine the cause of death.
A 13-year-old girl was found dead in her flat in Yau Ma Tei on Tuesday night, with police treating the case as a suspected suicide.
Police received a report at 9.44pm from a woman who said she had found her daughter hanging in a room at a unit in Mong Kok Building, 546 Nathan Road. The woman told officers she had taken the girl down before emergency services arrived.
Police and rescuers attended the scene and confirmed the girl was dead. Initial investigations suggest she used a nylon rope, and a suicide note was found at the scene, police said.
The force is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. The cause of death is pending a post-mortem examination.
No further details were immediately available.