Hong Kong police receive report on Wednesday from boy’s mother, who accused Filipino helper of hitting her child after checking CCTV footage

Hong Kong police have arrested a foreign domestic helper for allegedly slapping a five-year-old boy who refused to eat his meal at a Kowloon City flat.

Police received a report at about 11.57pm on Wednesday from the boy’s mother, who said her son had been ill-treated by her 37-year-old Filipino helper at their home at 97 Hau Wong Road.

Police said the woman checked the flat’s CCTV footage after her son told her he had been slapped by the helper when she returned home.

The footage showed the helper hitting the boy with her hand at around 9pm on Wednesday while feeding him, after he refused to eat his meal.