calvin 2008-4-16 11:17 AM
Police investigate Discovery Bay maid's death
Police are investigating the death of a Discovery Bay domestic helper whose body was found floating off Tung Chung on Friday days after she allegedly fled her employers' home barefoot and wearing pyjamas.
Vicenta Flores, 31, from the Philippines, was seen running out of her employers' house in exclusive Seabee Lane on the night of April 7 as her employers returned home, police said.
A police source said Flores, known among Discovery Bay residents as "Vicky", had been employed by the couple for 12 years.
The woman also took care of the couple's four dogs and walked them to Discovery Bay Plaza where many other helpers looking after dogs congregate every morning.
Initial police investigations found no evidence of a dispute before she left the home, and police are investigating whether her death was a case of suicide or an accident.
A postmortem examination found no cause of suspicion, and determined wounds on the woman's face had been caused when the body washed ashore and hit rocks.
After a woman's body was found in the sea near Tung Chung ferry pier at about 6pm on Friday, her employers were asked to identify it but could not confirm if the victim was Flores. The woman's aunt, who had been trying to call her since she disappeared, said on Saturday the body was that of her niece.
Police said the identity was confirmed yesterday.
A spokesman for the Philippine consulate said yesterday it was offering assistance to Flores' aunt.
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