Mother and daughter die in successive falls from same Tai Koo Shing block

A 12-year-old girl died after falling from a height at Lu Shan Mansion in Tai Koo Shing on Wednesday evening, hours after her 48-year-old mother died in a fall from the same building earlier in the day, police said.

The mother, surnamed Wong, fell from the building around 9am. Her daughter was the one who reported the incident after finding her mother on a second-floor podium. Police said the pair had argued over education issues earlier in the morning.

The girl was found dead at the scene around 7pm. Police are investigating.

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