Employers Of Pinay Overseas Worker Arrested

The Hong Kong police had arrested the employers of a Pinay Overseas Worker last August 18, who died on July for jumping from a building in Shenzhen.

 Jenevieve A. Javier, sister of the late Lorain Asuncion, has requested for a private forensic examination because the body has never been autopsied by the time Javier and their aunt flew back to Manila.  The said examination was more intensive than the tests performed by Shenzhen police because the family has remained doubtful of the real reason of Asuncion’s death.

The officers from the Anti-Triad and Organized Crime Bureau arrested the male employer surnamed Gu, 47 years old and her wife surnamed Liu, 32 years old, both Hongkong residents for being charged with conspiracy to defraud.

They showed up at the police headquarters in Wanchai for an investigation, however, they were then released on bail and were advised to come back in September to undergo further investigations.

They were suspected to have made a false statement to the relevant government department, claiming that the female foreign domestic helper employed by them would work in Hong Kong only, a police spokesman said.

Apparently, Asuncion fell from a building in Shenzhen last July 24 during the time that her employers had sent her to work in a relative’s home. Cases like this has been highlighted about the workers being brought by employers to work in another place other than the address stated on the contract between the helper and the employer.  This is basically considered illegal in Hong Kong.

Javier said that Asuncion was obliged to join her employers in their trip to Shenzhen last July 22 but she was surprised upon learning that Liu’s father was the only one in the house when they arrived the place.   This was even confirmed by a letter submitted by Shenzhen police to the Philippine Consulate.

The Police had also noted that Asuncion has been taken by her employers in China four times already within the nine months that she was employed. Considering this fact, the Immigration then referred the case to be potentially considered a human trafficking case.

However, Javier and their aunt said that Asuncion’s face was intact and there were no bruises nor any other traces that the victim had fallen from the 22 floor where Lui’s father was staying.

Both of them also underwent series of investigations by the Hong Kong police to establish facts concerning stories being shared with them by Asuncion before she died.

Javier expressed that she was happy with how the case of her sister’s death has been running so far and she hopes it will push thru until the truth comes out.