A 16-year-old boy attacked a girl of the same age with a meat cleaver before jumping to his death during a revision session in Wo Che Estate, Sha Tin.
Emergency services were called on Tuesday after the boy was found lying unconscious on the ground outside. A semi-conscious 16-year-old girl was found in a 20th floor flat shortly afterwards with wounds to her head, neck and limbs.
According to the SCMP, officers said: “We were told that they were doing revision inside the flat at the time of the incident […] Books and stationery were found on a table in the living room.”
There is yet no known trigger for the attack. “The girl told our officers that he suddenly murmured to himself and then attacked her,” a police source said.
The pair, who were classmates but not believed to be romantically involved, were alone in the flat belonging to the boy’s family when the attack occurred.
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