By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-03-10 10:31:22 | Updated at 2025-03-10 13:19:52
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The father of an eight-year-old Hong Kong girl who died a year ago after a delayed blood transfusion during an operation has said he is considering suing a doctor after authorities decided not to launch a criminal prosecution.
Eddie Chau, father of Chau Tin-yu, met the press on Monday as he urged police to provide more details on its previous investigation and relaunch their probe into the medical incident that left his cancer-stricken daughter in a vegetative state for four years.
He said he wished to uncover the truth of what had happened, knowing he might not live long since his own cancer had spread to his brain.
“I hope I can find out the truth during my remaining lifetime. I may head to heaven and see Tin-yu soon,” he said.
“When I finally see her in heaven, I need to be able to look into her eyes and tell her I did everything I could.”
Chau and barrister Albert Luk Wai-hung said if police refused to reopen the case, they would consider launching a private prosecution against the doctor who allegedly deleted a record of glucose and saline injection as the indicated dose may have caused Tin-yu’s heart to stop.
