​A sick 38-year-old female remand person in custody at Tai Lam Centre for Women died in a public hospital yesterday (June 4).
      
     The remand person in custody suffered from heart disease and mental illness. She required continuous medical care and follow-ups at the institution hospital and public hospitals. On June 3, she was sent to a public hospital for treatment due to physical discomfort. During hospitalisation, her condition deteriorated, and she was certified dead at 11.56pm yesterday.
      
     The case has been reported to the Police. A death inquest will be held by the Coroner's Court.
      
     The person in custody was remanded for the offence of theft in May 2025.

Ends/Thursday, June 5, 2025
Issued at HKT 11:45

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