Story By: Lee Bullen,Sub Editor: Joseph Golder,Agency: Asia Wire Report 

The brother of famous Asian actor Ming Dao has reportedly been found hanging from a tree while his wife and 12-year-old son were lying dead nearby with strangulation marks on their necks in a suspected murder-suicide.

According to local media, Dao’s older brother and his family were found dead in a forest area near a temple in the district of Neihu in the northern Taiwanese capital Taipei.

The brother of the 39-year-old Taiwanese actor and model, surnamed Lin, was reportedly found hanging from a tree.

His 40-year-old wife and 12-year-old son were found dead nearby with strangulation marks on their necks and the local authorities currently suspect that Lin killed them in a murder-suicide, according to local media.

Lin’s link to the actor was discovered by local media as the address on his ID matches that of a property bought by Ming for their mum.

Lin’s motorcycle, with three helmets, was also found near the bodies, according to local media.

Although the investigation is ongoing, the police have reportedly discovered messages on Lin’s phone that suggested he had accumulated debts of over 2 million TWD (50,830 GBP).

He told one friend that he had “lost the will to live”, according to local media.

In the past, the Taiwanese actor has had to pay off his brother’s gambling debts and once referred to him as a “ticking time bomb”, according to reports.

Ming is well known for starring in ‘The Prince Who Turns into a Frog’ (2005) and ‘The Magicians of Love’ (2006).

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