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Hong Kong infant allegedly physically abused by babysitter could be left paralysed and blind, family says
- Family says baby will need major and life-threatening surgery after she suffered serious injuries in January
- Baby, 9 months, found to have blood clot on brain after being left with nanny and later underwent emergency surgery
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A nine-month-old Hong Kong girl alleged to have been abused by a babysitter could be left permanently paralysed and blind, her parents have revealed.
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In an emotional video interview with a former kindergarten head posted on Facebook on Friday, the parents of the infant, who earlier suffered a blood clot on the brain and lapsed into a coma, said her doctor had told them the baby’s condition was “not optimistic or ideal”.
The mother added the child would also need major and life-threatening brain surgery.
She added, if the procedure was unsuccessful, the girl would need another operation to put in artificial material.
“The doctor said she would definitely be permanently disabled and had a high chance of becoming blind,” the mother told Catherine Lui, the former head of school at Ludus Kindergarten & Nursery in the video.
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