Teen found dead in stairwell of Mid-Levels apartment building

A teen boy was found dead in the stairwell of a Mid-Levels apartment building in the early hours of today.

At approximately 5am, a 45-year-old resident of one of the luxury Tregunter complex towers discovered the boy hanging from a noose in the 41st-floor stairwell. After he called the authorities, responding paramedics certified the youth dead at the scene.

According to Oriental Daily, the deceased was later identified as a 19-year-old HKID-holding Japanese boy. He was reported to have a history of depression. No suicide note was found on the scene.

If you are experiencing depression or suicidal thoughts, please call the Samaritans’ 24-hour hotline at 2896 0000 for help.



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