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| Le Sommet in North Point where the alleged offence is said to have taken place |
The Migrant Workers Office has been in touch and is extending help to a 39-year-old Filipina domestic worker arrested yesterday on suspicion of ill-treating a 15-month-old baby in her care.
This is according to a MWO case worker who said their
office reached out to the arrested worker after news of her arrest was
published earlier today.
According to news reports, the helper was arrested at
the flat of her employer at Le Sommet on Fortress Hill Road at about 4pm
yesterday after a woman called the police and said that her son may have fallen off a bed because of mistreatment.
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| Basahin ang detalye! |
The details of the alleged abuse were not made clear. However, officers who responded to the call arrested the domestic helper after a preliminary inquiry on suspicion of “ill treatment or neglect by those in charge of a child or young person.”
The helper remains in police custody for further
questioning.
The toddler was taken to Ruttonjee Hospital examination
though he had no apparent injuries.
Ill-treating a child is punishable under Hong Kong’s
Offences Against the Person Ordinance with up to 10 years in prison upon
indictment of 3 years on summary conviction.
