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| Kris, who was ordered arrested yesterday after failing to show up for her court hearing, is receiving treatment at Kwai Chung Hospital |
Family members of Kris Hope Vargas, who was found wandering around Tsim Sha Tsui late last month, apparently mentally ill, are relieved to find out that she has been located and taken to the Kwai Chung Psychiatric Hospital, where she is now receiving treatment.
Welfare officers
at the Migrant Workers Office at the Consulate today said they have been made
aware of Kris’ whereabouts, and will visit her.
The Filipina’s
cousin who has been in touch with The SUN regarding the case, said they are
hoping that Kris will be sent home after treatment, although they realize she
still has a pending case for overstaying.
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But as of now,
they are relieved that she is safe in hospital, and no longer wandering around.
They were first
alerted about her condition on Nov.27 when they were sent a copy of a Facebook
post calling for help for 32-year-old Kris, who appeared disheveled and was
said to be walking aimlessly around Tsim Sha Tsui.
Separately, a
concerned Filipina posted an appeal for help on behalf of another 32-year-old
fellow domestic helper who claimed she was being held against her will in a
public hospital.
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Mary Y., who arrived
in Hong Kong only last year, also shared a photo of herself lying in a hospital
bed, with her legs tied to each of the bed’s posts. She also posted a long
tirade against someone supposedly dictating to her on her every move.
Her friend, Mitch, who shared the post on the Facebook page of Social Justice for Migrant Workers, said that it took five days before the administrators of the page published it. Last she heard, she said the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration had already extended help.
Mitch said she and some other friends did not see Mary for a month, and they were shocked when they saw her disturbing post, where she also said she was being prevented from using her phone and talking to other people.
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But when they expressed concern, she blocked them
all from her account. Luckily, one of their mutual friends managed to take a
screen shot of the post, so she was able to share it with others.
A check with social welfare officer Rem Marcelino revealed that Mary had indeed, suffered from a mental breakdown but recovered well enough to be sent home, with OWWA helping her until she reached her home in the Philippines.
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Mary is lucky, said
Marcelino, because her employer was very kind and her family members in the Philippines
are all supportive.
It was not clear,
though, what prompted Mary’s breakdown.
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