Hong Kong woman suspected of killing grandson, 6, had suffered from depression and ‘received psychiatric services’
The 52-year-old grandmother has a record of receiving psychiatric services from public hospitals and once told the boy’s mother of her condition
The boy, six, was found in a coma at the Beverly Hotel on Lockhart Road in the early hours of Sunday. He was sent to a hospital but was certified dead there at 2.28am.
Strangulation marks were found around his neck and a strap believed to be from the grandmother’s backpack was found at the scene, police said. The woman was arrested and detained for investigation.
A police source told the Post on Sunday morning that the boy was believed to have a hyperactivity disorder.
On Monday, a source familiar with the matter said: “The boy does not have a record of using or queuing for psychiatric services in public hospitals.”