Domestic helper arrested in Hong Kong after boss suspects detergent added to her drink
Employer, 42, sent to Tuen Mun Hospital after complaining to police of feeling unwell
A 26-year-old domestic helper in Hong Kong was arrested on Sunday after her employer reported to police that she suspected the worker had put detergent into her drink.
The employer, 42, contacted police at around 1am on Sunday. Officers arrived at her Tuen Mun home in the upmarket Beaulieu Peninsula residential estate soon after.
The helper was arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to injure.
The employer told police she felt sick and was sent to Tuen Mun Hospital.
The Tuen Mun criminal investigation division is following up on the case.
In a separate incident earlier this month, police arrested a domestic helper, 39, on suspicion of ill-treating a six-month-old girl after she was accused of putting bleach into a bottle of baby bath solution.
The child’s 35-year-old mother became suspicious when she felt a minor burn on her hand while preparing a bath for the infant at their home in Fo Tan.