A dependent of a Filipino maid who was killed three years ago by a falling cabinet in the apartment where she worked filed a writ to the Hong Kong High Court on Tuesday against the woman’s employers, alleging negligence and requesting an unspecified amount of compensation.
The fatal accident occurred in an apartment in The Metropolis, a residential estate in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, on October 3, 2014. Espinar Raquel Fortes, 45, died after a 1.5-meter-long cabinet fell from a wall while she was sleeping, severely injuring her head, Ming Pao Daily reported.
The employers’ son, then a four-year-old boy, who was sleeping beside the maid was unhurt. He ran to the next room to tell his father about the accident.
The maid was sent to Tseung Kwan O Hospital but was certified dead.
In a writ filed with the High Court, lawyers acting for the maid and her dependent Espinar Anita Fortes claimed that the victim had died as a consequence of her employers’ negligence and breach of duty of care, Oriental Daily reported.
The defendants in the case are the deceased maid’s employers Ip Ka-man and Cheung Yat-ki.
A hearing has been scheduled for February 22, Apple Daily reported.
So sad
R.I.P.
2014 pa at 3yrs.ago na? Bakit ngaun lng nag file ng complaint.dapat noon pa para naimbistigahan ng mabuti yung place.hay naku.
So so sad to hear that news….
Rest&Peace
My deeply condolence to her family.
Naifile na yan noon ngayon Lang nagkaroon ng linaw Ang case
. Mahaba din naman Ang proseso ng mga kaso dito ilang hearing pa bago magkaroon ng linaw.
Walang madaling KASO..nililitis til dulo…..buti nga after 3 years nag karoon ng finale…..ung ibang kaso minsan inaabot ng 5 years or more than pa….atleast ngaun ok na.
Depends upon ur upbringing!
ganyan talaga ang case medyo matagal rin. at least may linaw na rin
Terrible situation. I hope this maid’s dependants get compensation. Very very sad. This should never have happened. Why have a cabinet in such an awful/potentially dangerous position?
Noon pa nag file..read again
Ang pag kakaintindi ko din 3 yrs ago pa nangyari pero non tuesday lang nag bigay ng writ or sobpena ang dependant sa mga amo.
Lahat ng pangyayari may case na naka file pero iba po yata . yata po kasi d po ako lawyer ang mag bigay ka ng writ kasi kong ang dependant hindi gagalaw the case is useless….
Gajilomo Gregorio Arnia tama ka jan.
Yun din pagkakaalam ko.
Nasa HK po tayo…its impossible na di ma i file ang case sa court..kasi sa hosp palang may police report na…case po yan by death
Read again. The incident happened three years ago but the dependent filed a Negligence case LAST Tuesday. And the reason…ASKING FOR UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT AS COMPENSATION. .
Read again po. Last Tuesday lang nai file and Negligence case against the employers. When it comes to Labour cases, the HK government is quick to respond. Don’t be misled.
No one can ask me 2 read again?….sa comments ko wala akong binatikos….kaya pde lang ..respect the opinion of others.kong ano man ang opinion ng iba….need kong respi2hin….kc bawat isa may sariling opinion. ..
Pag bayarin nyo yan
Jonathan Villanueva , kahit nasa HK tayo, kahit reported at documented ng police, kung walang complainant then walang case. Ang record ng police pede makuha kung merong complainant at doon pa lang uusad ang kaso. it is clear sa news na ang dependent ng pinay na namatay nag filed ng writ sa HK High Court nung Tuesday against sa employers,
Ibwonder what the cabinet contained ad who was responsible of loading it. It will be ironic if the accident was triggered by unoroper distribution of weight and that it was the domestic helper whomoved things around during cleaning. It has been my experience that most if the domestic helpers need to be suppervised and be trained in regards to safety, but also their employers do know much about it.
Wow it took that long for the Hongkong government to realise the negligence of the employer , their is something wrong
Basahin nyo mabuti ang report bago ka mag coments sis. Matagal na itong case na ito at ngayon lang lumabas ang final hearing.
Wag kang pa hay hay naku jan noon pa naka filled na ang kaso niya.
Gajilomo Gregorio Arnia baka naman yong dependant nya ay nasa pinas.
Kailangan kc na bigyan pansin ang mga employer na di sumusunod sa kuntrata lalo na yung mga wala sa lugar na pagtulog,a proper accomodation
So sad 🙂
Kya ingat po tayong lahat mga kababayan ko..
Hay naku may maibalita lang katagal naman nito mag 2years na kapit bahay ko pilipino friends kopa nadaganan siya ng cabinet sakto sa bungo nya kaya hinde na siya nagising, ihinarang nya sarili nya para hinde Yong bata masaktan kawawa talaga siya ang bait pa naman nya.
Knette Lau the police dept it self or the Hk govt. Will be the complainant..matagal na pong na i file yan sa court..