Couple arrested after 1-year-old son falls to his death from Hong Kong flat

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Oscar LiuMarch 15, 2026 at 08:26 AM

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A Hong Kong couple was arrested on Sunday after their one-year-old son fell to his death from their fifth-floor apartment in Tsuen Wan. Police were called to Hanley Villa at 10:37 am after a resident found the child unconscious on the building's podium. Preliminary investigations revealed that the living room windows were unlocked and lacked safety grilles. The parents, including the 47-year-old father, were arrested on suspicion of ill-treatment or neglect of a child. The boy lived in the apartment with his parents and a seven-year-old brother. At the time of the incident, the children were playing in the living room while their mother was present and their father was resting in a bedroom.

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