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Danny Mok

Clifford Lo

The mother of a seven-year-old boy who cheated death in a plunge from his home on the third level of a Kwai Chung building was arrested by police.
The mother, arrested for ill treatment or neglect, was released on bail pending further investigation, police said on Monday.
A police spokesman said she would be required to report back to police later this month.
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As of 11.45am on Monday, the boy remained in critical condition at Princess Margaret Hospital in Lai Chi Kok after the fall on Shek Yam Road at 6.30pm on Sunday.
In the fall, the boy landed on a canvas canopy on the first floor. The impact was further reduced as he rolled from the canopy onto the roof of a parked car before hitting the ground.
The 42-year-old car owner immediately called for an ambulance.
Witnesses said the boy could still utter words to communicate his pain before an ambulance arrived.

Officers believed he had been playing on a metallic structure in an open area outside his residence in a subdivided flat on the building’s third floor when he lost his balance and fell.
His 35-year-old mother, who was preparing food in the flat at the time, was arrested for child negligence.
A dent was visible on the roof of the car.
Police were investigating.
Additional reporting by Clifford Lo


Hong Kong boy cheats death in fall from building by landing on canvas canopy and then car roof

The boy tumbled from the third floor of the building in Kwai Chung onto this car. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Hong Kong boy cheats death in fall from building by landing on canvas canopy and then car roof

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Seven-year old in critical condition and mother arrested by police