Domestic helper arrested after being accused of putting urine in Hong Kong employer’s drinking water
- Woman says she detected an odour from the glass and called police
- Helper arrested on suspicion of administering poison with an intent to injure
A domestic helper in Hong Kong was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of putting urine into a glass of water that her employer later drank.
Police were called to the flat at Yau Hong House in Tin Shui Wai at 1.17am after receiving a report from the employer.
According to officers, the woman, 31, complained of feeling unwell after drinking the water and she later detected an odour from the glass.
“She called police after she suspected her domestic helper, 37, had poured urine into the glass of water,” a spokesman for the force said.
The helper was arrested on suspicion of administering poison with an intent to injure.
Her employer was sent to Tin Shui Wai Hospital for treatment.
In Hong Kong, administering any poison or other destructive or noxious substances with an intent to injure carries a maximum penalty of three years’ imprisonment under the Offences against the Person Ordinance.