Hong Kong girl ‘Little Suet-yee’ undergoes ‘successful’ 3-hour surgery to mend her skull
- One-year-old baby undergoes operation after ‘irreversible’ damage on her brain had been inflicted in January
- Allegedly abusive babysitter hired through ‘community nanny’ scheme to take care of child earlier arrested and released on bail
A Hong Kong child allegedly abused by a babysitter has undergone a three-hour operation to mend her skull, after “irreversible” damage was inflicted on her brain in January.
The one year-old girl, known affectionately as “Little Suet-yee” by her family, had suffered a blood clot in her brain and previously went through an operation that temporarily removed part of her skull to relieve excess pressure caused by her injuries.
Hong Kong Caring Power, a non-profit group supporting the toddler’s family, including providing free legal consultation, said on Monday the second operation to put back the fragment previously removed from her skull had been successful.
“After more than three hours of surgery, Little Suet-yee’s parents told us that it was successfully completed. [She] has woken up and is now in the intensive care unit for further observation,” it said on its social media page.
“Doctors will monitor her water intake tomorrow. These two days are very critical and it is necessary to see if there will be any complications.”
The alleged child abuse case surfaced in January after police were alerted by Tuen Mun Hospital staff about the baby’s suspicious brain injuries.