Hong Kong police arrest mother of baby, dead after being trapped in bed gap
Force says nine-month-old was found unconscious in the morning after mother, 32, fed her and left her on bed the night before
Hong Kong police have arrested the mother of a nine-month-old girl who died after being found unconscious and trapped in a gap between a cot and a bed.
Police said they received a report at around 7am on Tuesday that the baby was found unconscious at a flat in Fortress Hill. She was rushed to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai, where she was pronounced dead at 8.03am.
The force added that the mother, 32, left the baby on the bed after feeding her on Monday night. She then found the unconscious girl in the gap the next morning.
Officers arrested the mother in the afternoon on suspicion of ill-treatment or neglect by those in charge of a child or young person, an offence that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail.
The case is being investigated by Eastern district crime squad.
Dr Mike Kwan, a paediatrician, said: “The safest place for your baby to sleep is in their cot in the same room as you.”