Elderly man living alone found dead in apartment

Police received a fire notification yesterday after a male body was found in an apartment unit in Fai Chi Kei. Officers who responded found no suspicious injuries on the body, according to a preliminary investigation. The deceased, a local elderly man who lived alone, had not been seen by neighbors for several days. His absence eventually prompted a welfare check. Firefighters who forced entry into the unit discovered the man lying dead in his living room. Police said their examination of the scene and body revealed no evidence or injuries suggestive of criminal activity. The exact cause of death is pending forensic analysis. For now, the case is classified as a body discovery.