HONG KONG — Hong Kong police launched an investigation today after what appeared to be a headless body was found on the street during a heavy rainstorm.
A 54-year-old foreign male living on Kennedy Road, an affluent part of the Wan Chai neighbourhood, was found dead under a tree outside his home just after 7am today, according to police.
The case was reported by a cleaner at the same address.
“Following preliminary investigation, it is believed that the subject fell from a flat at the address,” police said, adding a note written by the deceased had been recovered.
The cause of death remains to be determined by autopsy.
