23-month-old girl with heart and brain conditions dies in Hong Kong flat
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A 23-month-old girl with diagnosed cardiac and cerebral conditions was found unresponsive by her parents at their Hong Kong public housing flat in Kai Tak and later pronounced dead at Kwong Wah Hospital after paramedics arrived to find her unconscious, not breathing and without a pulse.
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Why It Matters
The infant had been diagnosed with cardiac and cerebral conditions at birth and attended regular follow-up appointments at Kwong Wah Hospital. Her parents checked on her at 2am before sleeping and noticed nothing unusual.
A 23-month-old girl with heart and brain conditions has died after her parents found her unresponsive at their Hong Kong flat, the South China Morning Post has learned.
Police said they received a report from the infant’s mother at 5.30am, saying her daughter had passed out at their light public housing flat at 20 Olympic Avenue in Kai Tak.
They added that paramedics arrived shortly afterwards and found the girl unconscious, not breathing and without a pulse.
She was taken to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, where she was certified dead at 6.51am.
A source told the SCMP that the girl had been diagnosed with cardiac and cerebral conditions at birth and had attended regular follow-up appointments at the hospital.
According to the source, the 39-year-old father and 27-year-old mother checked on the girl before going to sleep at 2am and noticed nothing unusual.
Open Questions
- What were the specific cardiac and cerebral conditions diagnosed?
- Was there any indication of neglect or foul play?
- What was the official cause of death as determined by authorities?
