Helper arrested for allegedly slapping 5-year-old boy after he refuses to eat
Hong Kong police have arrested a foreign domestic helper for allegedly slapping a five-year-old boy who refused to eat his meal at a Kowloon City flat. Police received a report at about 11.57pm on Wednesday from the boy’s mother, who said her son had been ill-treated by her 37-year-old Filipino helper at their home at 97 Hau Wong Road. Police said the woman checked the flat’s CCTV footage after…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 37-year-old Filipino domestic helper for allegedly slapping a five-year-old boy at their Kowloon City flat. The mother reported the incident to police around 11:57 PM on Wednesday, stating that her son had been ill-treated by the helper. Upon returning home, the boy told his mother he had been slapped by the helper when she checked the CCTV footage.
The video showed the helper hitting the boy with her hand while feeding him, after he refused to eat his meal. The boy complained of pain in his face and was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for examination. The helper, who had been employed by the family for about a month, was charged with ill-treatment or neglect of a child and is currently in police custody. The case is under investigation by the Kowloon City district criminal investigation unit.
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