Domestic helper falls to death while cleaning windows in Hong Kong
- Woman, 38, found lying unconscious on seventh-floor podium in private housing estate in Cheung Sha Wan
- Helper fell out of window from 18th-floor flat, source familiar with case says
A domestic helper in Hong Kong has fallen to her death while cleaning windows at a flat in Cheung Sha Wan.
Emergency personnel on Monday were called in when the Filipino woman, 38, was found lying unconscious on the seventh-floor podium of block six at Manhattan Hill private housing estate on Po Lun Street in Lai Chi Kok at 11.23am.
She was rushed to Caritas Medical Centre in Cheung Sha Wan, where she later died, according to police.
A source familiar with the case said the woman fell out of the window from an 18th-floor flat. It was unclear if the window was fitted with a safety grille.
“An initial investigation suggests the helper lost her balance and accidentally fell off the building while cleaning windows in her own bedroom,” he said, adding a bottle of window-cleaning solvent was found in the bedroom.
He said the investigation found nothing suspicious and an autopsy would be carried out.