Grandmother, helper arrested after girl’s online plea
AM730 · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
An 11-year-old girl in Hong Kong posted videos on social media asking for help and saying her family was “going crazy,” with footage showing adults shouting at her and using profanity at home. Police said they later arrested a 61-year-old local woman and a 43-year-old foreign woman in Wong Tai Sin on suspicion of ill-treatment or neglect of a child or young person, and the girl was taken to hospital with swelling on her hands and feet.
Key Points
- The girl uploaded videos to social media saying she needed help after returning home from a tutorial centre, before later deleting the clips.
- In one video, a middle-aged woman was heard banging on a door and shouting that she had to work the next day, leaving the girl visibly frightened.
- Another clip showed a middle-aged man scolding the girl in the living room, repeatedly slamming the table and hurling insults about her schoolwork.
- Police said a referral was received on October 22 about an 11-year-old girl suspected of being improperly treated by family members.
- Officers arrested the two women in Wong Tai Sin on October 23; the girl, found conscious with red swelling on her limbs, was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and later transferred to Hong Kong Children’s Hospital.
Why It Matters
The case has moved beyond an online family dispute into a criminal child-protection investigation, with police action and hospital treatment already under way. It also shows how social media posts can trigger referrals and intervention when a child appears to be at risk at home.