9 former Hong Kong care workers plead guilty to 31 counts of child abuse at scandal-hit residential centre
- Nine are among 34 carers arrested and charged over spate of child abuse three years ago at centre run by Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children
- Chiu Wing-sin, 44, faced the most charges during Tuesday’s hearing and pleaded guilty to 12 counts of child abuse, including slapping and dragging toddlers
Nine former care workers have pleaded guilty to a total 31 counts of child abuse involving 17 toddlers at a scandal-hit home run by a non-profit organisation in Hong Kong.
Chiu Wing-sin, 44, faced the most charges among the group appearing at the District Court on Tuesday, which were all connected to a spate of child abuse three years ago at a centre run by the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children.
The mother of two pleaded guilty to 12 counts of child abuse after she assaulted seven toddlers aged one to three between October and December 2021.
Thirty-four carers were arrested and charged in connection with 407 cases of abuse at the residential home in Mong Kok after the scandal came to light.
The court heard that children linked to the 31 charges were placed at the centre because their parents had been unable to take care of them or had abandoned them.