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.
Salute to the school because they really tend to be the 2nd parent of children.God bless.
Sad
Hay nako po mga kapwa pinoy wag naman tayong masyadong husgadira sa ating kapwa ….
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OMG..very sad story..they are not good parents…????????????????
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OMG why have a parents like that pity girl ????????
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It got me teary eyed????..how cruel!
Don’t worry girl….we still HV good people outside than ur parents.
Our Children are precious lives entrusted to us by God. And so we must prove ourselves deserving of such trust from divine origin. Neglecting our children is the cruelest of all deeds.
Really sad to hear that poor little girl even though you adult you cannot have a shower or bath in this cold weather what a shame on your dad and mum so cruel
What kind of parents they are. Pathetic
to hell with those parents who feel ashamed and not proud of having a child with a cleft lip or with a disability… ????… it’s not even the kid’s fault of having those.. ????????
God bless u little girl????????
Poor lil girl,so sad to hear that….may Godbless u lil girl
Its so good that after the case of a 5 year who was abuses and died… The school is much more concerned of their students.. That many. Parents who are abusive are being questioned .
Just hoping that child abuse will not happen anymore…
Salute to the teachers…
And to the parents… Learn to love ur child inspite of their disabilities… They are humans and not a toy to be neglected if u dont like.
pity on her !????????????
to the parents,,shame on them !grrrrr
How sad story poor little girl.