Hong Kong domestic workers arrested for selling abortion drugs

Police said eleven home workers were arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of “destroying children” and illegal abortion.

Women, in the thirties and forties, were brought closer after one in the employer’s house was found with Jenin Mit, and later confirmed that he would be at least 28 weeks.

The police also found the drugs suspected of aborting pills – which eventually led them to the ten others.

Since then, the charge has been charged with five, while five agents have been sponsored to reserve to conduct more investigation. If they are convicted of the most dangerous charge, the destruction of children, they may face a life sentence.

The investigation began in June after the paramedics were called to help a 39 -year -old home worker, who collapsed in the employer’s house.

The paramedics then found the hidden fetus in a washing basket in her room, the police said that he was not born alive.

Upon interrogation, the woman confessed to buying pill from a friend – another foreign home worker.

She was arrested in July, when the police finally made a series of raids between July 29 and August, during which eight workers were held from the house.

Inspector Lam Hoin, of the Yoen Long team in the crime area, said he does not seem to be a crime union. Instead, the initial results showed “32 -year -old foreign foreign assistant … he returned them from another country” and claimed that he was selling them.

It is not clear what was accused of every woman – whose nationalities have not been revealed -.

Honging’s abortion in Hong Kong, but only in strict conditions – less than 24 weeks when continuing with pregnancy would harm the mother’s life, or if health is in danger, or in the case of severe homosexuality. Over the course of 24 weeks, miscarriages can only be performed if the mother’s life is in danger.

People who have been convicted of providing or using drugs by abortion can face up to seven years of prison.

On Friday, the police asked employers to obtain a worker from the house to speak to a medical specialist if they were pregnant.

Hong Kong hosts about 368,000 workers from foreign homes, according to government statistics. Most – about 55 % – comes from the Philippines, while 42 % of Indonesia.

Most of them get the minimum monthly installed by a government of $ 4,990 Hong Kong ($ 636; 473 pounds).