Hong Kong couple arrested for suspected child neglect after boy, 1, falls to death from Tsuen Wan flat

2026-03-15 - 23:35

A Hong Kong couple have been arrested after their one-year-old son fell to his death from their Tsuen Wan flat. Adventist Hospital in Tsuen Wan. Photo: Adventist Hospital. Police told HKFP they received a call at around 10.37am on Sunday that a boy had been found lying on a podium at Hanley Villa, a housing complex in Tsuen Wan. He was suspected of having fallen from the fifth floor. The boy did not appear conscious, local media reported His father took a taxi with the boy to Adventist Hospital in Tsuen Wan, where the toddler was declared dead. According to police, the boy was with his seven-year-old brother and their mother in the living room, while their father was in the bedroom. The Hong Kong Police Force headquarters in Wan Chai. Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP. The boy fell from a living room window not fitted with grilles. Police said his parents were arrested on suspicion of child neglect and detained for investigation. Adventist Hospital in Tsuen Wan said the boy did not show signs of life by the time he arrived, Sing Tao reported. The outlet reported that the boy would have turned two next week. Child neglect is punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment under Hong Kong law.