A Facebook photo of a woman being escorted into an ambulance at the scene of the incident early on Saturday morning.Hong Kong police on Saturday arrested a pregnant woman on suspicion of murdering her five-year-old son after she threatened to throw herself off a building in Sham Shui Po and was grabbed by officers and firefighters in a dramatic rescue.
The boy was later certified dead at Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, while the distraught 33-year-old single mother of three was taken to Caritas Medical Centre in Cheung Sha Wan.The mother was five months' pregnant and also looked after an eight year-old daughter and another three-year-old son in their subdivided flat, Lui said.
After making a report to police, the mother threatened to jump off the building when officers arrived. According to neighbours, the mother had kept the boy mostly in their flat away from them, Lui said. His two siblings, who were seen more often by the neighbours, were in good condition, Lui added. The department confirmed that an integrated family service centre run by a non-governmental organisation had been dealing with the family's case. The other two children were now under the care of relatives, it said, adding the department would continue to liaise with the centre and help the family.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'Overwhelmed with emotion': Hong Kong father and son on climbing EverestIn 2003, three months before his son was born, John Tsang Chi-sing climbed Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. He looked in awe over the snow-covered peaks in the US state of Alaska, and dreamed of climbing the world’s highest mountain with his son. That dream was realised this May when he and his 18-year-old son, Bob Tsang Long-kit,...
Source: asiaonecom - 🏆 10. / 59 Read more »
A prickly 'gift': Hong Kong actress Priscilla Wong injured by durian in MalaysiaSticks and stones may break bones, but durians puncture flesh, as actress Priscilla Wong would be able to attest. The actress uploaded some behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of a travel programme to Instagram yesterday (Sept 1), revealing she had been hit by a durian. In the video, Priscilla can be seen in a forested area, which she describes on...
Source: asiaonecom - 🏆 10. / 59 Read more »
Pakistan crush Hong Kong by 155 runs to seal Asia Cup Super Four spotSHARJAH: Mohammad Rizwan propelled Pakistan into the Asia Cup Super Four stage after their bowlers skittled out minnows Hong Kong for a record low of 38 on Friday (Sep 2). Pakistan scored 193-2 in a must-win Twenty20 international with Rizwan (78 not out) and Fakhar Zaman (53) putting on 116 after being in
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
'Tears in their eyes': Diners rush to Hong Kong's Tung Po Kitchen before it shuts downAfter 30 years in business, Tung Po Kitchen, an icon of Hong Kong dining, will shut down on Sept 2. The sudden closure of the restaurant in the cooked-food market of the Java Road Municipal Services Building in North Point follows its unsuccessful appeal against a notice of proposed termination issued a month ago by the Hong Kong government’s Food and...
Source: asiaonecom - 🏆 10. / 59 Read more »