A 14-month-old baby girl died in a case of infanticide in Shui Tau Village, Pat Heung, Yuen Long last Friday (3rd). Her 33-year-old father and 32-year-old mother were temporarily charged with one count of murder yesterday. will be this morning atFanling Magistrates’ Courts appear.The two defendants were unable to appear in court because they were still in hospital. Acting Chief Magistrate Deng Shaoxiong adjourned the case to the 10th of this month for arraignment. The two accused are in police custody.
It happened last Friday morning9At that time, because the baby girl’s grandfather could not contact her daughter, he went to the village house involved to find out. Unexpectedly, no one answered the door and the unit was locked, so he called the police. The police and firefighters arrived at the scene. After breaking into the house, they found the missing woman surnamed Chen and her husband Lin, and the baby girl was found dead in the bedroom.The parents of the baby girl were arrested. The father has a mental illness record.After a preliminary inspection, the police found that the baby girl had more than ten half-moon-shaped scars on her neck, which were suspected to be caused by her fingernails.The head and face are discolored and swollen, and there are corpse spots on the back. It is believed to have been dead for one to three days. The cause of death is to be determined by the forensic doctor.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/local/Ba Heung baby girl’s parents charged with murder – 2 defendants stayed in hospital and failed to appear in court – case adjourned to this Friday for further hearing/322568