A 31-year-old woman was arrested in the Mong Kok area of Hong Kong’s Kowloon district on Thursday for alleged child neglect.
HK01.com reports that a social worker went to a subdivided flat on Nam Tau Street, in Mong Kok, to check on two children – an eight-year-old girl and a four-year-old boy, both surnamed Chan. The girl had been absent from school since January 1 and the boy absent from kindergarten since December 7.
The children’s mother, surnamed Ko, refused to open the door to the social worker, who called the police. When they arrived at the 150-square-feet flat, Ko opened the door voluntarily. However, the officers found the living environment undesirable.
Sing Pao Daily reports that they found excrement and urine stains, and waste paper, on the floor. It was unclear whether the waste was human or from a mongrel also found in the flat. Officers also found the boy was naked.
No injuries were found on either the mother or the two children but they were sent to hospital for examination.
It is understood the children’s father left the family two years ago and that they have suffered financial hardship as a result.
This was the fourth case reported to police of suspected child abuse or child neglect in a week.
Those kind of women don’t have the right to be a mother..financial problems would not be a reason to leave there children naked or neglected.There r proper authorities and NGO’s whom they can seek help if they feel they can’t handle there situation.????
The mother can not work full time BCUZ she has to look after her children…part time will do and government should help..
Why they didn’t arrest to father?it’s unfair to her
arrest the father and let him suffer too for neglecting his duty.. abandoning the kids is not good either ????
They should arrest the father also. Abandoning a family is not good. If he want to separate to his wife , he should give financial support to the children.
they must get govt flat by tomorrow