Police on Tuesday laid a holding charge of murder against a foreign domestic helper on suspicion of killing the elderly woman she had been caring for.

She is due to appear at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts on Wednesday.

The suspect, 52, and the victim, 93, lived in a public housing unit at Tak Long Estate in Kai Tak.

According to police, the helper went to her building's security guard for assistance at around 8.20am on Sunday, saying the elderly woman was unresponsive.

The woman was declared dead within an hour of being taken to hospital.



Edited by Aaron Tam