Yuen Long infant coma case leads to helper arrest
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Summary
A five-month-old baby girl was found unconscious on Thursday evening at a village house in Ha San Wai Village, Yuen Long, and was first taken to Pok Oi Hospital before being transferred to Tuen Mun Hospital. Police later arrested a foreign domestic helper in the home as the investigation continued.
Key Points
- Police received a report at about 7pm to 7.22pm on November 5 that a baby girl had collapsed or was unconscious inside a home in Ha San Wai Village, near Tam Mei Road in Yuen Long.
- Ambulance crews arrived and sent the five-month-old to Pok Oi Hospital for emergency treatment, before she was transferred to Tuen Mun Hospital for further care.
- Officers said initial inquiries found the infant had been left at home by the domestic helper who had been caring for her, and she was later found unconscious on a bed
- A 43-year-old Indonesian domestic helper was arrested on suspicion of ill-treatment or neglect of a child or young person, and was being detained for investigation
- Other reports confirmed only that a female domestic helper or foreign domestic helper was arrested at the scene, while the cause of the baby’s collapse remained under investigation.
Why It Matters
The case remains a developing child-abuse investigation, with police still examining how the infant came to be found unconscious and what happened inside the home. The baby’s condition and the outcome of the police inquiry are likely to determine whether further action follows.