Justice Department offers condolences after senior prosecutor, charged with indecent assault, jumps to death

A picture of Vincent Wong via Apple Daily video.
A picture of Vincent Wong via Apple Daily video.

A senior Hong Kong prosecutor, who was facing court over allegations of indecently assaulting three female colleagues, died on the weekend after jumping from his 37th floor apartment, according to reports.

Vincent Wong Wing-sum was found dead below his Tai Kok Tsui flat on Saturday morning about 10am, according to HK01.

The 40-year-old left a suicide note. Police aren’t treating the case as suspicious.

According to on.cc, a spokesman from the Department of Justice (DoJ) expressed sadness at Wong’s death and said support would be provided for the family.

Wong had been on bail since being charged with with four counts of indecent assault, related to three women identified in court as X, Y and Z. The alleged assaults happened between December 2014 and April this year.

Wong — a senior prosecutor with more than 20 years at the DoJ’s prosecution division, who had been asked to take a leave of absence since his arrest in June — first appeared in court last Wednesday.

A police source told the SCMP that, prior to jumping from his apartment, Wong had met with his mother-in-law at about 9am. She said he appeared normal.

The source Wong’s note said he had suffered from depression for years, had been seeing a psychiatrist and that he had “different views” on the allegations against him.

If you or someone you know needs help, please call:

  • 24-hour hotline at Suicide Prevention Services: +852 2382 0000
  • 24-hour hotline at Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong: +852 2389 2222
  • 24-hour multilingual hotline at Samaritans: +852 2896 0000
  • Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care: +852 2868 1211


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