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| Entrance to the luxurious villa at 1 Peak Road where the Filipina's lifeless body was found |
Marital problems were what apparently induced a 31-year-old Filipina domestic worker to hang herself inside a room at her employer’s luxurious house on the Peak early yesterday.
It was the second apparent suicide of a Filipina migrant
worker in just five days.
According to the police, the Filipina was found by a
co-worker hanging by a piece of cloth at 7:55am yesterday, Tuesday, inside a room in the standalone
villa at No 1 Peak Road. The co-worker immediately cut the cloth, but the Filipina was unresponsive.
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She appeared to have hanged herself but did not
leave any suicide note.
Emergency personnel who rushed to the scene pronounced
her dead on site.
Officers at the Migrant Workers Office have confirmed receiving a report on the case from the police, and said they have been in touch with the worker’s family members,, who told them the victim had a misunderstanding with her husband prior to the incident.
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The worker had worked in Hong Kong since 2017 and hails from Cagayan Valley.
Five days earlier, or on Oct. 2, a 34-year-old Filipina domestic worker was reported to have hanged herself inside her employer's house in Tai Hang. Relatives told MWO officers that the victim had been distressed by her family's financial problems.
The MWO officers said they have contacted The Samaritan with
a view to providing an early response to any Filipino migrant worker who
reaches out to them for help.
(Filipinos who are in distress are encouraged to call the MWO's 24-hour hotline at 6345 9324 for assistance or counselling. Those with suicidal thoughts may call The Samaritans at 2896 0000 ; Suicide Prevention Services at 2382 2007, or the HK government hotline 18111 for immediate mental health support).
