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Hong Kong Helper Charged in Baby Abuse Case as Infant Remains Critical

Hospital alerts under a new mandatory reporting law helped trigger the investigation.

Overview

  • Police said a 28-year-old domestic helper faces a holding charge of ill-treatment or neglect and is due to appear at Fanling Court on Thursday.
  • A second helper, aged 45, remains in custody as investigators examine her possible role.
  • The four-month-old boy underwent brain surgery and remains in intensive care with injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome, while his 16-month-old brother was also found injured and is stable.
  • Prince of Wales Hospital alerted police on Sunday after detecting a brain haemorrhage and retinal bleeding, and officers later reviewed home CCTV indicating the younger helper harmed the infant in the early hours of Jan 18.
  • The case drew wide attention after the father’s social media post and unfolds as Hong Kong’s Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance took effect on Tuesday.