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| Still from the video taken near Olympic MTR station |
Hong Kong Police have confirmed the arrest last Thursday of the employer of a Filipina helper seen on various videos uploaded online being apparently assaulted, but said the suspect was released on police bail afterwards..
The confirmation of the arrest came five days after the
videos were posted, including the last one taken just outside the Olympic MTR
station where the employer was seen slapping and pulling the hair of the
Filipina, oblivious to the people passing by and shouting for the police to be
called.
Subsequent footage showed rescuers at the scene talking
to the Filipina, while one officer could be seen talking to the employer on the
other side.
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In an email sent to The SUN earlier today, Tuesday, the
police said they received a report at about 11:30am on Jan. 15 of a woman “suspected
of assaulting a foreign woman by hand near MTR Olympic Station.”
The police said the 58-year-old local woman was
arrested for common assault but was later released on bail and is required to
report back in mid-February.
The Filipina, described in the police report as a “33-year-old
foreign woman” was sent to Kwong Wah Hospital for a medical check-up.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
The investigation by the police in Mong Kok is said
to be underway.
The police report came after Philippine Migrant
Workers Secretary Hans J. Cacdac issued a statement Monday night saying the
Filipina migrant worker called “Bernadette” was being assisted in her case by
the Migrant Workers Office in Hong Kong.
Cacdac said the worker was to be accompanied to the
police station today “for the formal investigation” by Hong Kong Labor Attache
Cesar L. Chavez, Jr and a lawyer.
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| Cacdac (centre) says 'Bernadette' is getting full assitance from the MWO |
The statement also said that after learning about the alleged assault, a team from the MWO sought out Bernadette and took her to a hospital for a medical examination, then to a “protected” shelter where she is now staying.
Bernadette is said to remain under observation while
waiting for her medical results.
Based on several other videos that surfaced online,
the worker was apparently assaulted at least twice before by her employer, one
inside a mall just before the MTR incident, and another inside a house.
Netizens claiming to be her friend said Bernadette had been working for her employer for just a month.
