Press Release

Remand person in custody commits suicide by hanging at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre

A 67-year-old male remand person in custody at Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre committed suicide by hanging yesterday (July 19).

At 10.03pm yesterday, a correctional officer found that the remand person in custody had committed suicide by hanging with his shirt tied to the grille bars of his cell. The officer immediately called for reinforcement to provide first aid treatment, and called for an ambulance to send the remand person in custody to a public hospital for rescue. He was subsequently certified dead at 11.32pm.

The Correctional Services Department has reported the case to the Police. A death inquest will be held by the Coroner's Court.

The deceased was remanded for the offence of intercourse with a mentally incapacitated person in July 2022.

Ends/Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Issued at HKT 12:25