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Hong Kong merchant jailed for attempted family murder amid debt

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A Hong Kong merchant, Wong Pak-ting, has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for attempting to murder his wife and three daughters. Wong, who was struggling with nearly HK$900,000 in debt and receiving treatment for depression, drugged his family with sleeping pills before attempting to kill himself by burning charcoal. He stated his motive was to prevent debt collectors from harassing his family, though no such harassment had occurred. AI

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Hong Kong merchant jailed for attempted family murder amid debt

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

    Hong Kong merchant jailed for trying to kill wife, daughters amid debt woes

    A Hong Kong merchant has been jailed for five years and four months for attempting to murder his wife and three daughters by burning charcoal in their public rental flat after struggling to repay debts totalling nearly HK$900,000 (US$115,000). The High Court on Monday sentenced W…

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