Indonesian maid falls to death in window-cleaning accident
An Indonesian maid fell to her death on Wednesday when she was apparently doing some cleaning work at a window of an apartment in Kowloon City.
The domestic helper, a 21-year-old who bears the first name Titik, came to Hong Kong just two months ago, according to Ming Pao Daily.
The accident took place at midday at a building named Elite House on Argyle Street.
A security guard said he rushed outside the building after hearing a loud thud. He saw a woman lying on the ground unconscious, prompting him to immediately call the police.
When the police and medical personnel arrived, they pronounced the woman dead on the scene. Blood stains and broken pieces of a flower pot were found on the floor.
The police didn't find any suicide note on the person or inside the flat, leading them to believe that the maid may have fallen from the window accidentally.
Cheung Kit-man, chairman of Hong Kong Employment Agencies Association, said that in the past two years there had been a total of fourteen cases of domestic workers falling out of windows.
Domestic workers are often not careful, he said, noting that some maids tend to lean way too out from windows when cleaning.
Under current law, the Hong Kong government requires an employer to buy insurance for their foreign domestic workers. Family members of the maid are eligible for compensation, and the cost of transferring the body back to homeland will also be covered.
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