Body of half-naked woman found in Hong Kong restaurant under renovation

Police investigating the restaurant under renovation on the first floor of the Honour Building on To Kwa Wan Road, where the body of a woman was found.
PHOTO: South China Morning Post

The body of a half-naked woman was found in a restaurant that was under renovation on Thursday, sparking a criminal investigation in Hong Kong.

Emergency personnel were called to the location on the first floor of the Honour Building on To Kwa Wan Road at 10.14am over a report of a dead body.

"An initial investigation showed the upper part of the corpse was naked when found," a law enforcement source said.

He said detectives were looking into whether foul play was involved.

The restaurant was cordoned off as detectives worked.

Police at the crime scene on To Kwa Wan Road. Photo: South China Morning Post

A police spokesman said officers from the Kowloon City criminal investigation unit were handling the case.

This article was first published in South China Morning Post