The SUN HK : Filipina DH hangs self over money problems

22 August 2022

By Daisy CL Mandap

The victim hanged herself with a rope in a Yuen Long village house

A Filipina domestic helper was found hanging inside the toilet of her employer’s village home in Yuen Long last Saturday, police said today, Monday.

A police spokeswoman said the 32-year-old Filipina had left a suicide note which indicated that she was having financial problems. The spokeswoman said they did not find anything suspicious in the case.

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She was the second Filipina DH to have been found dead in her employers’ house on the same day.

The first case involved a 51-year-old Filipina helper who was found unconscious by her employer in their flat in Rose Court, Happy Valley, at 12:07 pm, or less than three hours before the second body was found.

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She was already lifeless when paramedics arrived at the scene. Police said that in this case, no suicide note was found, and that an investigation will be carried out into the cause of death.

In the later case, the victim’s elderly employer reportedly called the police at about 2:40pm on Saturday to report that she found her helper hanging by a rope inside the toilet of their house on Tai Shue Ha East Road, Yuen Long Village.

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Paramedics who responded to the call declared the victim dead at the scene. It was not clear how long the victim had been dead at the time.

Consulate records show the Filipina, who was from Bataan, was married with one child. She had been working for her employer for the past six years.

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Her mother and sister who also work in Hong Kong, reported the case to the assistance to nationals section of the Consulate yesterday, and this was later confirmed by the police.

The family reportedly told friends they were not aware that the victim had money problems.

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Consulate staff said they are still awaiting more information from the police so no date has been set for repatriating the remains of the two victims.