Filipino domestic helper dies after suddenly fainting in Yau Tong

A 58-year-old Filipino domestic helper collapsed in a Yau Tong flat on Wednesday afternoon and died despite emergency treatment at the hospital.

Around 3pm today, a 58-year-old Filipino woman who was a domestic helper suddenly fainted while working in an apartment on Ka Wing Street in Yau Tong.

Her startled colleague alerted police, and paramedics rushed her to United Christian Hospital for emergency treatment, where she was pronounced dead.

The cause of death awaits confirmation from a post-mortem examination.