A 10 year old boy died on Sunday evening after collapsing at his home in Happy Valley, with police saying the cause of death will be determined following a post mortem examination.
Police received a report from a woman at about 7pm after she found her son unconscious at their home in Southern Pearl Court on Wong Nai Chung Road.
Emergency personnel were dispatched to the residential property after the report was made. The boy was taken to Ruttonjee Hospital for medical treatment, but doctors later pronounced him dead.
Police have not disclosed what caused the boy to collapse. No further details about his medical condition before the incident were immediately available.
The death was reported on Sunday evening, prompting police and emergency services to attend the Happy Valley address. The boy was transported to hospital after being found unconscious, but his condition could not be reversed.
Cause of Death Pending
Authorities have not established whether the boy suffered a sudden medical condition or whether another factor contributed to his collapse. Police said the exact cause of death remains pending a post mortem examination.
The examination is expected to provide medical evidence that could help determine what happened before the boy lost consciousness. Until those findings are available, authorities have not attributed the death to any specific cause.
The incident occurred at Southern Pearl Court, a residential development on Wong Nai Chung Road in Happy Valley. The area is a densely populated part of Hong Kong Island, with residential buildings located alongside major roads and commercial facilities.
Police did not indicate that anyone else was involved in the boy's death. The information released so far centres on the emergency call, the boy's collapse at home, his subsequent transfer to Ruttonjee Hospital and his death there.
Emergency Response
The report was made at around 7pm, when the woman contacted police to say that her son had collapsed and was unconscious. Emergency responders subsequently attended the property and arranged for the boy to be taken to hospital.
Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai received the boy after the emergency response. Despite being transported for medical attention, he was later pronounced dead.
The circumstances underline the importance of the medical examination now being conducted. A post mortem can establish whether an underlying illness, injury or another medical factor contributed to a sudden death, although no such cause has been confirmed in this case.
Police have not released the identity of the boy or his mother.
Investigation Continues
The case remains under investigation while authorities await the post mortem findings. At this stage, the available information does not establish why the child collapsed or whether he had shown any signs of illness before the incident.
The death has been referred for further examination as authorities work to establish the circumstances surrounding the boy's final hours.
For now, the confirmed sequence of events is that the 10 year old collapsed at his Happy Valley home on Sunday evening, was found unconscious, was taken to Ruttonjee Hospital by emergency personnel and was later pronounced dead.
The cause of death will depend on the findings of the post mortem examination.