While everyone in Hong Kong was wrapping themselves in layers of clothing and donning coats during the recent cold snap, an 11-year-old girl was spotted wearing nothing but her school uniform and a thin sweater on Monday morning, when the temperature in the urban area was only 8 degrees Celsius.
Teachers at Po Yan Oblate Primary School in Kowloon’s Wong Tai Sin area saw the girl, a Primary 4 student, was not wearing a coat when she arrived at school in the morning. She was shivering when she entered the campus, with cold hands and a running nose, am730 reported.
The girl also told teachers that she had to shower in cold water even in the cold weather.
The school found more clothes for her, and gave her hot meals to keep her warm. Staff also tried to contact the girl’s parents but failed. They decided to report the case to the police, as they suspected the girl had been abused.
The girl was later sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for a medical checkup.
In the evening, police arrested her 40-year-old mother and 35-year-old father for alleged child abuse.
It is understood that the girl’s case has been followed up by the school social worker.
The girl lived in a subdivided apartment with her parents and a younger sister in Sham Shui Po, Apple Daily reported.
It was understood that she was born with cleft lip, and she had told others that her parents did not like her when her younger sister was born.
Her younger sister, who is a Primary 3 student at the same school, has been warmly dressed in recent days.
Abusive parents…she is still your flesh and blood
Poor lil girl.. God bless you more sweety ???? ????
Your mother has no heart she gave u birth but treat you just like that…what a heartless parents…..its not even your fault to have a cleft lip…so sad…
I couldn’t imagine how this poor girl survived staying outside without wearing an appropriate clothing for cold weather. coz my self during that low temperature i have kept wearing 5 winter clothes including a wind breaker jacket plus scarf while just at home. you parents are deserved to be arrested and live behind bars so that you would realize that mistreating your kid is a big mistake.????????????????
Asia time sucks.they should tell the true story to the public.the younger sister is born from new 35 years old step father..now days in hong kong many male and many females are for sale to china male and female for visa and id card.everywhere fake married is going on in the city
Oh my God how can you do that to your daughter
Poor girl,
11 yr old is old enough to dress up her self well and cover up when weather is cold,in Japan kids of 6 and 7 even 5 dress up without parent, and every home in hk have heater she can Mix it her self
Oh what a pitty to the little girl feeling unwanted by her own parents. It really hurts. So sad.
poor girl
So Sad why oh why