Man, 68, arrested in Hong Kong after decomposing body of wife found in their flat

A 68-year-old man has been arrested in Hong Kong after the decomposing body of his wife was found in their home.

The woman, surnamed Wong, 64, was believed to have died a few weeks ago, but her husband never told police.

Emergency personnel were called to Kwun Tong Garden Estate in Sau Mau Ping shortly before midnight on Friday.

A security guard, surnamed Sze, 61, was patrolling the building in the public housing estate and called police after residents complained about an odour coming from an eighth-floor flat.

“A man answered the door and officers found the dead woman lying on the bed inside the flat,” police said.