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Domestic helper arrested after 1-year-old burns in HK
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 20, 2026 at 5:11 AM ET
Summary: A domestic helper in Hong Kong was arrested on suspicion of child neglect after a one-year-old girl in her care suffered second-degree burns to her hands. Police said the Indonesian helper, 30, was arrested in Yuen Long the previous day after the girl’s father filed a report.
WHO: Hong Kong Police; Indonesian domestic helper (30)
WHAT: Arrested on suspicion of child neglect after a one-year-old girl suffered second-degree burns to her hands
WHEN: Aug 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Yuen Long, Hong Kong
WHY: The arrest followed a report by the girl’s father over the burns suffered by the child while in the helper’s care.
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