Police today (January 8) laid a charge against a 26-year-old man and his 27-year-old wife jointly with one count of murder.

The duo was arrested on January 6 in suspected connection with a murder and ill-treatment or neglect by those in charge of child or young person case in Castle Peak on the same day, in which the man’s 5-year-old daughter died.

The case will be mentioned at Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (January 9).

The 53-year-old mother of the 27-year-old woman arrested by Police yesterday (January 7) has been released on bail pending further investigation and is required to report back to Police in early February.